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Re: Yes, they are the same camera....

Posted by SET Man on June 4, 2004 at 15:54:56:
Basically a Panasonic with Leica's lens on it. Yes, this is hard to swallow for hardcore Leica fan since the same camera with Panasonic baged cost $500 less... I think. Good camera by the way but quite expensive. For that price I would check out other like Minolta A2 or Sony 818, and etc.
This is not the first time Leica use other mgf cameras. Did you know that older Leica SLR are acturally a modified Minolta camera? For example the Leica R3 is based on Minolta XE7 and Leica R4-R7 is based on Minolta XD-11. I believe it started in the late 60's or early 70's, Leica and Minolta (Konica Minolta now) had a joint verture that lasted until late 80's I think. Also, I have read that some Leica zoom lens are made by Minolta also. Oh! and who forget the cute CLE,CL!
Well, you get the idea... And if you wonder, Yes I am a Minolta user.
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