Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/26

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Subject: [Leica] leica branded lenses
From: telyt at telus.net (David Young)
Date: Fri Aug 26 12:03:07 2005
References: <BF34DA23.43F3%bdcolen@comcast.net>


On 26/08/2005 at 2:39 PM B. D. Colen wrote:

>I wonder why it hasn't dawned on anyone that all this would really
>take...is
>a good ad campaign by Leica pitching its glass to Canon and Nikon digital
>shooters. No special lenses. Just the current adapters, and some big name
>photographers talking about the glories of using Leica R glass on their
>Canon bodies, etc. Sure, there are people who know that you can use R glass
>on these bodies, but most of those people are R glass owners. I'm willing
>to
>bet the vast majority of Canon and Nikon shooters aren't aware of this
>possibility, and many might be lured to the Leica glass fold.


A good point... and Leica could even sell the adapter! Most likely a 
rebranded Novoflex.



David Young,
Logan Lake, BC    
CANADA. 

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