Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica/Matsushita to collaborate on camcorders
From: Maestro Logos <maestro_logos@mac.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 04:27:48 -0700

At this point one can only speculate on what can or will happen.

You see, to me the surprise is not in the Leica/Matsushita collaboration per
se--for years Matsushita has been the OEM manufacturer of most (if not all)
of the Leica point and shoots. So the partnership is not new.

However, the new project does point to a new marketing direction for Leica.
Namely, the project positions Leica as a lens specialist--much like what
Zeiss has been doing for years.

Personally I feel Leica should have made this move years ago.

Regards,

Logos 

> interesting and intriguing news at the same time.
> 
> What does that mean for the digital future of the R series, if any?
> 
> If you read that press statement, it would only seem to cover Panasonic
> appliances (i.e. camcorders), but what about other digital systems using
> Leica lenses?
> 
> How does all this relate to Leica M and R? What does this give to current
> Leica customers?
> 
> Where's the Leica roadmap (like Contax has now clearly spelled out)???
> 
> Pascal
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