Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:34 AM 5/9/01 -0700, Stephen Gandy wrote: >Very interesting, but a few questions. > >#1 how many Hexar's were examined, and what were the serial numbers ? >Konica may have corrected the problem in later bodies. > How can Konica correct a camera to be perfectly compatible with Leica lenses when Konica lenses (hopefully) are manufactured to the Konica spec? Change the camera and all of the Konica lenses would backfocus. I look at this as a way for Konica to force folks to purchase Konica compatible lenses. Konica "obviously" knew the "exact" Leica spec before ever designing the camera. So this WAS NOT a mistake. It WAS an ON PURPOSE! Besides promoting the sale of Konica optics, the Konica repair department cannot be deluged by folks wanting their Leica optics and/or Hexar adjusted to work properly together. They were designed to be incompatible. Jim