Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From: Nicholas Ragovis <ragovisn@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 22:09 Subject: [Leica] New M Mount Cameras > It's pretty unlikely that Konica or whatever other M > mount rangefinder manufacturer wouldn't also create a > line of lenses of their own ... Of course, but it's also extremely unlikely that they'd be able to come anywhere near Leica's optical quality. And since the lens makes the camera, a lot of people might well choose to buy an inexpensive Konica or other M-compatible body just so that they could save more money to buy Leica lenses. > ... perhaps with more features ... Features? How many features does a lens need? > If people are willing to buy a cheaper, non-Leica made > rangefinder body that is almost as good (if not better) > as an M body, then they may very well be ready to buy > non-Leica made lenses that are not up to the Leica lenses > in optical quality, but much cheaper in price. Absolutely, but such people would have never bought Leica M6 bodies, either, so they have no effect on the situation in question. That is, they would not be Leica customers in any case. -- Anthony