Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jun 23, 2005, at 1:04 AM, mehrdad wrote: > they can, and it will not be difficult but again this not not their > corporate mission sadly, it appears time to redefine their corporate mission....or not survive. Steve > > On 6/23/05, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote: > >> If Leica could produce lenses with some way of emulating the >> aperture for Canon >> or Nikon this would be good enough for me. >> Douglas >> >> Frank Dernie wrote: >> >> >>> Whilst I would welcome Leica lenses in other mounts I don't think >>> autofocus lenses are possible to the same precision tha Leica uses - >>> whether this is necessary may be debated - but the electronic >>> diaphragm >>> design and implementation would be very expensive considering >>> the small >>> quantity to amortise the investment. >>> I read that Canon sells more than 100,000 EOS 350 digitals per >>> month. >>> That means in 3 months they sell more than Leica made of the M3, >>> their >>> best selling camera on record. No wonder they can do them so cheap! >>> Frank >>> >>> On 23 Jun, 2005, at 04:10, feli wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 22, 2005, at 8:03 PM, Richard wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> If Leica is smart, they would buy up the stock of R-EOS lens >>>>> adapter >>>>> and sell them at $50 a pop when you purchase a new R-lens. >>>>> That may >>>>> by itself save Leica for the time being... >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Does anyone know if Sigma had to pay a licensing fee to Canon in >>>> order to make lenses for their mount? >>>> Same for Tameron. We've probably been over this before, but what >>>> exactly is stopping Leica from >>>> making lenses for Nikon or Canon? >>>> >>>> >>>> feli >>>> >>>> ________________________________________________________ >>>> feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 >>>> www.elanphotos.com >>>> >>>> >>>> no archive >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >