Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/15

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Subject: RE: [Leica] NEW!!! Voigtlander Bessa P
From: arbos@mac.com
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 10:52:00 +0100
References: <01C0AD2D.7F79DBC0.jem.kime@cwcom.net>

At 8:52 am +0000 15/3/01, Jem Kime wrote:
>Responding to Michael's concern that Cosina have not produced any M mount
>lenses, Kobayashi has stated that he wishes no economic harm to come to
>Leica through his manufacturing. I almost have the feeling he'd stop
>production if he thought that Leica was in danger because of his products.
>Hence the reason he maintains production in screw mount

Some members of Cosina Research Society in Japan (Cosina users group) also 
tell me that Mr. Kobayashi avoids direct competition with Leica. He is a 
well known Leica fan and knows that Voigtlander will not prosper without 
Leica.
- -- 
Mikiro --- Strasbourg
http://arbos.silva.net

In reply to: Message from Jem Kime <jem.kime@cwcom.net> (RE: [Leica] NEW!!! Voigtlander Bessa P)