Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. ============================================================ - --- " 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html