Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The idea that Leica rejected this idea is far more believable than the idea that Nikon rejected it. ;-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Gandy Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 12:32 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Interview on Zeiss Ikon it is my understanding that the patent on the Nikon manual focus lenses has expired. I had about six discussions with CEO Cohn over four years on this topic. He told me Leica rejected the idea. Stephen Douglas Herr wrote: > "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > I wonder if it even crossed their minds to work with Nikon and/or > > Canon to offer autofocus Leica lenses for the EOS and F Nikon lines. > > According to the late Sal DiMarco, not only did Leica think of this, > they approached both Nikon and Canon and were rejected by both. It > makes sense... why would Canon or Nikon want competition for their > high-end (and high-profit) lenses? > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information