Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Anyone seriously interested in photography should be sure to check out page one of this morning's NY Times....Two incredible photos...one of a Florida tourist taking a photo of Al Gore posed on the beach with some other tourists, and one of three Palestinian police in combat on the West Bank.....Both are real classics.....And I say that as a B&W guy, even though both are in color....I think the combat one would be even more chilling in B&W, but the color suits the Gore photo....Check them out... B. D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Andre Jean > Quintal > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 4:12 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re:[Leica] Leica R t-r-e-n-d-s > > > Let's just hope that Leica gets their predictions for demand and thus > production of such new body right this time, or it will be the end of the > R alltogether ;-) > > Pascal > --> We also must NOT discount the possibility > of the emergence of "something" between the > "amateur" Leicas and the "extreme" Leica M and R > series ... An hybrid lying somewhere between a > rangefinder and a "true" SLR, with "digital ready" > engineering for instance OR a non-German camera body ... ! > > --> What about a Minox made Leica using non-traditional > materials and manufacturing technologies ? > > --> A new, affordable higher performance short > zoom could also benefit Leica R sales, say something > akin to the Contax 28-85mm, for discussion purposes. > This could be marketed with special "bundle" R8 ... > > --> How about a monofocal 35mm f/2.5 or f/3.4 Leica C2 > fool-proof "family camera" with all-weather > and fill-in flash capabilities ? > For alpine ski freaks, beach safe ... Pocketable ! > > --> How about a Digilux II with Leica designed lens > and integrated modem or cellular capabilities ? > Useable in very low EV lighting situations ... > > --> How about a Leica brand "workstation TV camera" > with integrated microphone, with looks derived from > the Leica C1 ? "Also available in Stealth Black". > > --> How about a smallish DV camescope with Leica lens > and Microtech Gefell designed integrated microphone? > > --> How about a more sophisticated TTL electronic flash > system, far more compact, with bounce capability as a > minimum design consideration ? > > Andre Jean Quintal >