Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:28 pm +0100 27/1/00, Lucien wrote: >When will we see a vibration reduction system like >in the new AF VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED >in a Leica zoom ? > >That will be cool with heavy lenses like the 70-180/2,8 APO. > >Pdf brochure at: ><http://www.prnewswire.com/nikon/pdf/AF.pdf> > >Lucien > >P.S. I know that Canon was first. At least NOT in the near future, IMO. One of the 100 questions from Asahi Camera (a Japanese photo-journal) to Solms was " -snip- Does such a system interest you?" They answered "This system interests us but is not compatible with designs of lenses with utmost optical quality -snip-". As usual, it is a matter of priority. Mikiro