Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, and an eventual death for almost all M and R cameras and lenses. If Canon wants Leica, it's either as a trophy or as a source for premium glass to replace it's L line. Much as I have whined and bitched about the need to see Leitz glass on AF and other mounts besides R, a Canon-Leica lens available only on EOS mount with shabby EOS L construction is not what I had in mind. I think we should think of this more as the rape of Leica! If only I had the money, I'd buy up the entire lens design team, put them to work in a new shop and let the whole world know! Happy New Year Javier >From: Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Japanese paper reports Canon to take over Leica >Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 17:59:10 -0800 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from server1.waverley.reid.org ([192.147.236.5]) by >bay0-mc8-f15.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Sat, 31 >Dec 2005 18:02:51 -0800 >Received: from server1.waverley.reid.org (localhost.waverley.reid.org >[127.0.0.1])by server1.waverley.reid.org (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id >k0122KhN048821for <summarex@hotmail.com>; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:02:49 -0800 >(PST)(envelope-from lug-bounces+summarex=hotmail.com@leica-users.org) >Received: from >pop-altamira.atl.sa.earthlink.net(pop-altamira.atl.sa.earthlink.net >[207.69.195.62])by server1.waverley.reid.org (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP >idk0122Ier048816for <lug@leica-users.org>; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:02:18 -0800 >(PST)(envelope-from telyt@earthlink.net) >Received: from 209-165-41-208.jps.net ([209.165.41.208])by >pop-altamira.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #10)id >1EssY5-00074e-00for lug@leica-users.org; Sat, 31 Dec 2005 21:02:18 -0500 >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jEjJh++5tuxg+PZkiK6ZKOlOv/fwQn9zlo= >User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.02.2022 >X-BeenThere: lug@leica-users.org >X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 >Precedence: list >List-Id: Leica Users Group <lug.leica-users.org> >List-Unsubscribe: ><http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>,<mailto:lug-request@leica-users.org?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Archive: <http://leica-users.org/pipermail/lug> >List-Help: <mailto:lug-request@leica-users.org?subject=help> >List-Subscribe: ><http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>,<mailto:lug-request@leica-users.org?subject=subscribe> >Errors-To: lug-bounces+summarex=hotmail.com@leica-users.org >Return-Path: lug-bounces+summarex=hotmail.com@leica-users.org >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jan 2006 02:02:51.0415 (UTC) >FILETIME=[789DEA70:01C60E77] > >on 12/31/05 4:26 PM, Frank F. Farmer at summicron@bellsouth.net wrote: > > > Seriously, if true, does this spell new life for Leica's solidly made > > film products or a move to mass manufacturing of the same, or neither? > >If this report is accurate I predict a very hasty death of Leica's >film-camera production :-( > >Doug Herr >Birdman of Sacramento >http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information