Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to agree with Jim (there is a first time for everything!) There is NO way they did this by accident. They stated from the beginning that their mount was not EXACTLY the same as Leica's. Also, to think that a company as capable as Konica couldn't get the mount to film tolerance right is ridiculous. They are either totally incompetent or full of crap. I'll bet it is the later... Best wishes Dan States > >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 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com