Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Why a 35mm lens?
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 13:43:52 -0500
References: <3A080DBA.EF460E2B@home.com> <200011070621.HAA10357@d1o915.telia.com> <4.1.20001107182045.040157d0@xsj02.sjs.agilent.com> <3.0.6.32.20001108055432.00994680@pop.microtec.net>

You are probably right, but Leica already has an extensive lineup of
excellent lenses for the R series; my understanding is that Kyocera (sp?)
has already let lens design laps for it's reflex cameras for the past few
years.  

Dan C.

At 09:33 AM 08-11-00 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>Dan Cardish wrote:
>> 
>> The thing to consider when playing with the Contax R at the store is that
>> the lenses may soon be obsolete (or at least, will never get any further
>> development), due to the new N1.
>> 
>> Dan C.
>> 
>If Leica came out with a separate high tech AF SLR system how many
existing R8-
>users would desert their systems like rats on a sinking ship? My guess 65
>percent + would hold on and keep using their existing systems. Love that
>groundglass and what I do with it!
>
>mark rabiner
>
>

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