Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/06

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Subject: [Leica] fourthirds news from Leica
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Mon Mar 6 15:48:36 2006
References: <C031F32B.D715%bdcolen@comcast.net>

Knowing Leica's track record so far, they'll probably bring out a 
spec-sheet saying " Of course these lenses can be used on other cameras, 
but Leica doesn't recommend it"
Douglas

B. D. Colen wrote:

>Right...Leica, Panasonic, Olympus, Kodak, and Sigma are, at the moment, part
>of a 4/3 consortium, for want of a better way to put it. It's just another
>example of Leica's head in the sand - to be kind about where the head
>appears to be - marketing and business sense.
>
>
>On 3/6/06 2:02 PM, "bruce" <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>It must be compatible to be able to follow the 4/3 norm.
>>
>>B.
>>
>>On 6-mrt-2006, at 19:19, Lucien vD wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>B.D.,
>>>
>>>Are sure it's 100 % compatible with the 4 Olympus DSLR ?
>>>
>>>Lucien
>>>
>>>B. D. Colen wrote :
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Leave it to the marketing morons at Leica to fail to point out
>>>>that their
>>>>lens can be used on not one, but FOUR Olympus DSLR bodies. But
>>>>hey, why
>>>>would they want to sell more lenses? Let's maintain the
>>>>exclusivity until we
>>>>go out of business, right? :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On 3/6/06 12:42 PM, "bruce" <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>If you have not received the confirmation, please view:
>>>>>http://www.leica-camera.com/unternehmen/presse/data/04866/
>>>>>index_e.html
>>>>>
>>>>>B.
>>>>>
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