Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica in the future
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 06:08:18 +0000

<snip>
>Which of these designs will see the end of the assembly line no one knows.
>But the idea that Leica has stopped  their search for the ultimate quality
>lens, has no factual basis at all. Not for the M and not for the R.
>I will not talk about the future of the M or the R as a camera system (not
>my specialty). But you can infer from the ongoing research into new lenses
>that is will not be done for dead bodies.
>
>
>Erwin
>

I am aware that many companies (which have survived the economic turmoil so
far) are doing R&D while waiting for the storm to blow over.  When buying
power returns, I am not surprise that Solms will be bringing out new
goodies which will take awesome pictures and deplete your bank accounts. 

Dan K.