Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 5/7/04 4:25 PM, "MCyclWritr@aol.com" <MCyclWritr@aol.com> wrote: > In a message dated 5/7/2004, Rich of photovilla writes: > >>> I was told by Mr. Cohn that on this particular team the oldest member is > 37 years old. These designers work closely with some of Leica's chosen > partners to try to work through problems and preserve a certain "Leica > Zeitgeist" (that is more than just specs. and tangibles) in some new > products that might not easily lend themselves to such.<< > > First, thanks for the report, Rich. > > Now, as far as youngish camera designers are concerned, it's most likely a > step in the right direction if their collective attitude is not the German > equivalent of "That ain't the way my pappy did 'er and I ain't a-doin' it that > way > neither." > > Put a provisional check mark in the Progress column. > > However, I do truly hope I am misinterpreting the "Leica Zeitgeist" comment. > I do truly hope they are not actually trying to create, foment, gestate, > instill, force-feed or piddledate some ethereal Zeitgeist in or into a digital > M > body. After all, one man's Zeitgeist is another man's historical, and > irrelevant, artifact. In camera design, I'm betting it's suicide by committee. > > Mr. Leica, I want a digital body for my M lenses. I don't give a good goddamn > how Leicaish it is. I don't care if it looks like an M3 (all bow down and > chant "praise be") of if it's as butt ugly as the new crop of 8-megapixel, > fixed-zoom lens digicams from Canon, Nikon and Olympus. All lumpy and swollen > out of > shape and in need of some type of ectomy. I don't care. Make it that ugly. > Make it worse, if you have to. Just set to the task of making the damn thing > and > getting it on the market. > > Zeitgeist is the "spirit of the age." If the "Leica Zeitgeist" is the spirit > of this, the digital age, then all is cool. Make me say, "Sorry, Mr. Leica, I > overreacted." > > -Chris Lawson > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Perhaps a moot point because by the time the Leica M digital comes out in 2 years we would have already picked up the much more imminent Epson Leica M body which would have the look and feel of an inkjet printer. Perhaps a tad clunky and on the plastic side. But it would be there. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon New-improved http://rabinergroup.com/