Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/06

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Subject: [Leica] Re: lens heresy
From: "Victor Wek" <photvictor@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 21:54:20

Beside that, Leica does not have Auto Focus technology.

Victor
Earth, Solar System
http://communities.msn.ca/VictorPhoto

John and Félix wrote:
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Subject: Re: [Leica] lens heresy

Leica does not have enough production capacity to keep up with present
demand as it is. This why some lenses are in short supply. Lenses are done 
in batches and the less popular lenses have to wait their turn in the queue.
Increase production capacity you say? Leica sells into a niche market that 
is very vulnerable to the worlds economic conditions. The Asian flu just 
about put the current Leica management out of business. Leica lenses require 
precise assembly and cannot be mass produced without a significant lowering 
of quality.

John Collier

>From: Félix López de Maturana <fmaturana@inicia.es>
>
>I wonder why Leica cannot supply lenses
>in other mounts!


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