Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica-Users List Digest V2 #141
From: George Berger <gberger@his.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 12:53:13 -0500

>christian becker writes:

>this is like saying auto-exposure is not the be all end all of the
>camera operation, since photography has been around for many years
>without it and there have been lots of very good pictures taken without
>it. So what? Now AF IS possible, why should Leica stay away? Kontax has
>one WITHOUT changing the lenses!!
>The truth is, it is not the average customer who doesn't want AF, it's
>just that the L- guys don't want to let us have it.

Christian -

PMFJI.  It may well be that "the L-guys" do not have the resources to do
the requisite R&D, set up the production lines, do the pre-production
testing, do the advertising and marketing - - - -  all the while ensuring
that the AF lenses will meet the standards established by the current run
of M and R glass.

You're talking *lots* of money over time, which translates into some very
deep pockets.  Solms just might not have the resources. Now - - if Daimler
Benz or BMW were to buy them out - - - - - - -........

George

George Berger
gberger@his.com