[Leica] OT: Another maybe not so stupid GH1 question

[passaro.vince at gmail.com (Vince Passaro)]

I thought the aforementioned 45mm macro carries the Leica name and is a mFT
mount? pas vrais?

Huh, huh?

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:55 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > When Panasonic is selling a lens called Leica what does that mean? It was
> > designed by Leica? It meets Leica specifications or some other set of
> > standards? It's not just a price thing, with the expensive lenses getting
> > the Leica name: a number of their point-and-shoots feature Leica lenses
> and
> > are not higher priced than their competition in the given category of
> > performance.
> >
> >
> None of the Micro 4/3 stuff carries the Leica name.  They had an
> explanation
> early on that the lenses met "certain criteria."  You don't see that fine
> print anymore, but it was there in the early days of the venture.  I had a
> Lumix that cost about $200 with a "Leica" lens. Cute little thang.
>
> It is a partnership thing, Panasonic builds most of Leica's Point and shoot
> products, (but you knew that)
>
> --
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>
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