Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc James Small wrote: > > At 09:42 AM 2/25/2000 +0000, Mike Johnston wrote: > >David Douglas Duncan was very clear > >that he switched to Nikon lenses because their sharpness blew him away, > >and he got other Korean War photographers to do the same thing for the > >same reason. The superior sharpness of Nikon lenses was what established > >the company in America. This is a part of the historical record. You're > >grafting current perceptions onto historical situations. > > Mike > > They could also get new lenses, parts and service far more easily from Nikon, not to mention the proximity of Japan and the Korean peninsula. I vaguely remember Nikon went to the photographers with their lenses and were practically giving them away, they were there to repair or replace them. I think the won over the press guys with service as much as anything else. John