Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/23

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Subject: [Leica] 20d/d70/rd1
From: scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)
Date: Thu Jun 23 12:25:05 2005
References: <24224404.1119543705658.JavaMail.root@wamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

What about "chipped" manual focus lenses?  Full metering but
manual focus. Nikon makes a few, and there's an after market
service for (some) of the AIS lenses.

Douglas Herr wrote:

>mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>leica technically can built a nikon or a canon mount lens with or
>>without permission. it is very easy to do, but it is not the direction
>>of leica corp.
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>Technically, not a problem.  The problems are licencing fees (cooperation) 
>or consumer confidence (reverse engineering).
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>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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>On 6/22/05, Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>on 6/22/05 8:10 PM, feli at feli2@earthlink.net wrote:
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>>>... what exactly is stopping Leica from
>>>making lenses for Nikon or Canon?
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>>To make lenses in C or N mounts with diaphragm and metering functions 
>>(let's
>>ignore AF for the moment) Leica either needs cooperation from C or N, or
>>they need to reverse-engineer the electronics.
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>>The first option, cooperation, has been ruled out by C and N, according to
>>the late Sal DiMarco.  I believe Karen Nakamura has coroborated the C side
>>of this based on her internship with C.
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>>The second option, reverse engineering, is risky because C and N, in a fit
>>of jealousy, can tweak the electronics of the bodies just enough that
>>reverse-engineered products will turn into fishing weights.  As a consumer
>>you might be willing to take that chance with a lens that saves you lots at
>>purchase time, but as a consumer would you risk the price of a Leica lens 
>>on
>>this scenario?
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>>Doug Herr
>>Birdman of Sacramento
>>http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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