Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, I should have been clearer. I agree that maintaining the kind of adversarial relationship with the camera makers that the big independents do would probably not be right for Leica. What I had in mind was a cooperative relationship. I still think that a straight takeover is more likely in the long run. Nathan John Collier wrote: > First Tokina, Tamron and Sigma are much bigger companies than Leica AG. > Second they do not have a friendly relationship with either Nikon or > Canon. Each new lens permutation requires T,T&S to reverse engineer the > lens mount electronics. Sometimes this results in odd quirks and > sometimes lawsuits. > > I do not think it would be a viable direction for a company with Leica's > particular skill set: masters of optical design but quite a bit less > than that with electronics. > > John Collier > > On Sep 18, 2004, at 12:00 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> I continue to be firmly convinced that Leica's corporate future lies >> in concentrating on lens design and possibly lens manufacture, either >> as an independent supplier to others a la Tokina or Tamron, or as >> part of one of the big companies like Nikon or Canon. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com