Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 24, 2005, at 1:58 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > That brings us back once again to the suggestion that if Leica is > to have a > future, that future probably lies in producing lenses in Canon and > Nikon > mounts, or selling Leica lenses with red dotted Canon and Nikon > adapters, > rather than wasting money on trying to produce digital backs for a > tiny > handful of diehard fans. B.D., Haven't we been around this concept enough times to realize IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN? B.D., C doesn't want it, N doesn't want it, lens buyers will be leery of it because of C and N's habit of making older lenses less useful on newer bodies - particularly third-party lenses. Cheaper lens makers can exploit the niche because of their lower prices. Would you be willing to pay Leica-sized prices for a lens that will become obsolete? B.D., never having used an R lens, you don't realize that one of the reasons people are willing to pay so much for a lens is not only are they typically best-in-class optics but also are fully usable on the latest body. - even a lens made in 1965 (with updated cams). And finally B.D., what gives you the right to presume to know the motives of people who are interested in R equipment? This isn't about equipment B.D., it's about your attempts at denigrating people. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com