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

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Subject: [Leica] Re: lens heresy
From: Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 15:02:52 -0700
References: <B7BCE7AB.146A8%jbcollier@powersurfr.com>

At 01:05 PM 9/6/01 -0400, Dan Post wrote:

>if... Leica had a 'second tier' of lenses- perhaps not labeled 'Leica'
>but still superior to the offerings of other makers of generic lenses...


Hasselblad tried this a couple of years ago with the "CB" lenses. I was, 
basically, a flop. Folks that bought Hasselblad, wanted all of the quality 
all the way out to the end. So no more CB's.

Jim

In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com> (Re: [Leica] lens heresy)