Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Pondering an R8
From: Photo Phreak <leicam4pro@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 13:45:59 -0800 (PST)

I suspect is has more to do with a misguided approach to a
"profit motive".  Otherwise why would almost every M lens
have some odd filter size instead of standardising. 
Grandted a few share E39.

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- --- " R. R.  Hirtler" <hirtler@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Leica will not make R lenses for Nikon (or any 
> other SLR) for that matter, and with good reason.
> 
> Leica builds and sells "Systems", not just lens 
> and camera bodies.  They are designed to work 
> in unison as a whole.  To do otherwise would 
> dismiss all the effort which went into developing 
> the system in the first place.
> 
> Besides, I really doubt if Nikon users would be 
> willing to pay the higher prices for R lens, or that
> Leica would be will to use cheaper materials or
> manufacturing techniques to get the price down.
> 
> Like I wrote before, apples and oranges. 
> 
> -Rick


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