Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/24

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Another ZM lens on the horizon
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Mon Mar 24 15:12:57 2008
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At 04:58 PM 3/24/2008, Jeffery Smith wrote:
 >I buy their lens cleaning wipes at Sam's Club. They also work well for
 >hemorrhoids. But this "licensing" of names annoys me. If you buy a
 >Pentax lens on a Samsung camera, it is a Schneider lens. I don't think
 >that Schneider had anything to do with that lens. I doubt that Pentax
 >needs Schneider's advice. Is there still a factory that makes
 >Schneider lenses?


Thank you, Jeffery.  I have railed long and hard 
in protest to the Cosina use of Voigtl?nder names 
on this List and have generally been pilloried 
for such protests.  (Hell, Cosina even 
occasionally spells it "Voigtlaender", the one 
spelling the family and the old firm asked all to avoid.)

Marc


msmall@aya.yale.edu
Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!



In reply to: Message from jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Another ZM lens on the horizon)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Another ZM lens on the horizon)
Message from jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Another ZM lens on the horizon)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:Another ZM lens on the horizon)
Message from jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith) ([Leica] Re:Another ZM lens on the horizon)