Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica marketing
From: "Martin V. Howard" <marho@ida.liu.se>
Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 13:13:19 +0100

Robert G. Stevens wrote:
>
> I think what a lot of people have been missing in this "make an
> Autofocus thread" is that Leica can make an Auto focus camera and
> maintain compatibility with previous lenses.  Pentax and Nikon have
> done it.
>

As have Contax, though they've chosen a different path.  I haven't used
the Contax AX, but I find the concept intriguing.  Not only are the old
lenses compatible with the new autofocus camera, but they also allow
autofocus.


M.

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