Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/05

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Subject: Re: Japanese "M" mount
From: pcb@iac.co.jp (Paul C. Brodek)
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 23:20:28 +0900

Marvin,

What were these lenses?  Who made them?  Were they bought retail, over
the counter, or what?

PB


On Fri, 5 Sep 1997 00:39:59 -0400 (EDT), Leikon35@aol.com wrote:

>  A  Japanese acquaintance of mine just returned from Tokyo with 2 =
beautiful
>  Leica "M" mount lenses.  According to him > "The Leitz (Leica) patent =
for
>  the bayonet mount, has run out & therefore expect to see many new
>  lenses on the market at less than German prices." <
>  **************************Marvin =
Moss***********************************
>=20
> Shawn wrote:
> >And if Sigma made Leica mount lenses (in the SLR world Leica  is R, =
not L -
> >that's Canon) nobody in their right minds would buy them. You don't go=
 to a
> >fine restaurant to eat hot dogs. :-)
>=20
> It's funny that you should say that, because Adorama has done exactly=20
> that.  They sell 21 and 28mm lenses with accessory finders in the M =
mount=20
> for approx. $700 each.  Popular Photography did a test of the two =
lenses=20
> and said that they were essentially fair quality no-name Japanese =
glass. =20
> They might not be selling out of them, but they must have perceived =
some=20
> demand for these lenses if they went to the trouble of putting them on=20
> sale.
>=20
>=20
> >>

Paul C. Brodek/Trek Japan
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