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Subject: [Leica] Interview re. Leica-Olympus-Panasonic menage
From: leicanikon at earthlink.net (Stephen Gandy)
Date: Fri Feb 11 17:43:18 2005
References: <200502112112.j1BL9Awd007628@server1.waverley.reid.org> <Pine.LNX.4.58.0502111608330.3764@mail.2alpha.net>

the story that I have heard is that there will be a Panasonic made Leica 4/3
camera.
whether that is true, time will tell.

I wonder if the lenses between that rumored Leica digital camera and the
Olympus E-1 will be fully interchangeable, hmm.

Stephen Gandy

Peter Klein wrote:

> Check out this interview with Oly and Panasonic marketing execs. The
> Panasonic guy (second interview) emphasizes that the Olympus-Panasonic 4/3
> agreement will not have any negative effect on the Panasonic/Leica
> agreement, which Panasonic considers "successful."
>
> Not a lot of specifics, but the above point in driven home twice.  Read it
> yerself at:
>
> http://www.photoscala.com/node/view/660
>
> --Peter
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