[Leica] leica branded lenses

[robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)]

The issue with Nikon is more than wanting to avoid spending money.  There 
are AI and AIS lenses that were never made in AF versions, in particular the 
35/1.4, 105/2.5, 24/2 and 28/2.    The F6 can be set to use these lenses, 
but I don't know about the D2X.  I know the D70 can't -- the meter turns 
off.


> Old Nikon lenses on to new Nikon bodies will work, but the guys that want 
> to
> do this are doing it so they do not have to replace their old lenses with
> same brand new lenses at new and higher prices.  Alternatively, the same
> argument about cheap used Nikon lenses.  They are getting the same lenses
> but with new price tags.  No pictorial differences.
>
> If you want to use your Leica glass on your Nikon or Nikon or Canon 
> bodies,
> you want something of the Leica "look" on your current hot Canon or Nikon
> body. ( It may be a digital body.) This is the place to succeed, where 
> there
> is something the user is trying to get that he can not get from N or C. 
> You
> currently use an adapter.  It is  cheap but inconvenient  ( stop done
> metering ( maybe, I don't know, but it is an issue to contend with) , 
> manual
> diaphragm, etc....)  Making that inconvenience go away is the marketing
> plus.
>
> I am in favor of the cross branding.
>
> I see no issue concerning full frame or other sized frames....It does not
> play in my thinking in the cross branding argument.
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
>> Doug, no arguments as to your analysis, but I find your conclusions
>> different from mine....
>>
>> Users want the most new, the most number of pixels, faster motor drive,
> etc.
>> All short term needs ( wants?) and do not look at long term issues like
>> future compatibility.  the lenses, in my opinion, would sell really well.
>
> Frank, another want that is heard often is "full frame", which really 
> means
> full use of existing lenses, and on the Nikon side, there's a lot of 
> wanting
> AIS lenses to work fully on the less-than-pro bodies.  This tells me
> compatability is a significant concern.
>
>
>
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