Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>The Konica tech insisted to me that Konica did not promote the Hexar RF as Leica lens >compatible and he would not service my camera to match a Leica lens. At first, I >thought (as others have) that this claim was a disingenuous ruse made to urge me >towards buying only Hexanon lenses. But I have thought about this a lot: why the hell >wouldn't Konica promote the Hexar as Leica M compatible (unless is isn't)? Surely >this is the main advantage their camera has over all others in the market? Note that >nowhere have I seen a claim from Konica that the Hexar RF works with Leica lenses. Why on earth would they design a camera with a lensmount that is essentially identical to a Leica lensmount unless they wanted it to be perceived as being compatible with lenses designed to fit on Leica lensmounts?