Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Again, I really think they did the R back first, because it was easier to do, than building an entire camera from scratch. It let them get something out there relatively quickly and at the same time acted as a testbed for future cameras. I suspect that Leica is working on two projects right now. A digital and perhaps a digital native SLR. Feli On Oct 15, 2004, at 7:08 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > on 10/15/04 6:31 PM, Mark Rabiner at mark@rabinergroup.com wrote: > >> I don't see what's so rocket science about making a digital body or >> back for >> an existing camera system to keep that system marketable. > > Exactly! When a manufacturer has a weak-performing product line the > choices > include abandonment (B.D. and Gandy) and re-investment (Leica's > approach to > the R). If there were absolutely no hope of the R line becoming > profitable > then Leica's move would be foolhardy. As I see it a digital back for > the R8 > and R9 gives Leica a unique product, not another "me too" > button-cluttered > AF DSLR with crap for a viewfinder. Whether this back creates enough > demand for the system to be profitable remains to be seen. IMHO the > R8/R9 > plus digital back is refereshingly distinctive in the DSLR market. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net www.elanphotos.com