Re: [Leica] Re: Autofocus and Leica/ innovate or die

[John McLeod <johnmcleod@worldnet.att.net>]

Standard Comment from LUG Gangmember:

Christian:

You provocative guy you.  Not that you're all wrong, of course.  But you DO
like to tweak us old, curmudgeonly, stick-in-the-mud Leica users don't you .
I'm 96 by the way, and the fact that I have a 19 month old son proves that
while I have lost my mind, I haven't lost everything -- I just can't find
it.  I also use an original Leica M1 which I bought new for $49.  And it is
still the best camera Leica ever made, no matter what anyone says.  M3's and
M2's are for sissies I say.  I did hear hear Leica is coming out with a new
camera soon though.  The "M4" I think it's called.

I ask you sir, do you use a Leica and, if so, why?

John McLeod
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From: Christian Becker <chribeck@mdc-berlin.de> 
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us 
Subject: [Leica] Re: Autofocus and Leica/ innovate or die
Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 09:45:58 +0100 

James Burris" <jabu@direct.ca> wrote:
I think that Leica will use those extra contacts in the R8 to provide a
AF possible R9 with a few AF lenses along the  line of Canon's
Ultrasonic lenses.

Since the Leicaflex's SL Viewfinder construction and selective meter
Leica has been unable to offer real innovations in it's reflex line. 
To my mind AF would be catching up with the C/N/M. Since Leica has
developed into a niche product and it's customers are mainly elderly
people who hate changes/innovations/new thoughts (although that's what
live is - changing), Leica should better stay away from experiments with
new technology. 

Christian

Now we have only to wait for the standard comments from the Lug gang.