Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joe, My guess is that Konica could not bring themselves to launch such an upmarket, high-priced camera and offer a screw mount. What camera (of any repute) in the last 30 years has offered a screw mount? Cosina are a little shrewder (sp?) than that, they pitch a cheaper camera with an old fashioned mount, hit the retro and budget market, while allowing their lenses (which are sometimes totally innovative) to be used on M cameras if wanted. They care less about the reputation and more about the practicality of both photography and sales I suspect. Jem - -----Original Message----- From: Krechtz@aol.com [SMTP:Krechtz@aol.com] I suppose the corollary question for Konica is why Konica did not choose to build LTM lenses rather than to copy the M mount. The Cosinas are clearly not brand new designs involving R&D of the nature or extent of the Konica effort. Joe Sobel