[Leica] Re: M8 problems

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

His interview seemed more like a deceive and confuse the public exercise, to 
keep everyone guessing.  His motherboard statement was just that, no fact in 
it at all, complete deception.

Gene

-------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>: 
-------------- 


> > Which segues nicely to the speculation rife on the Leica User Forum. 
> > Mmmmm, full format 12MP or 16MP sensor common to a new M and a new R. 
> > aaah 
> > delicious speculation. 
> > 
> > Quoting a translation from an interview with Herr Doktor Andreas 
> > Kaufmann. 
> > I've removed the German quotes for brevity. 
> > "...from within a longer comment: 
> > Quote: 
> > - The center will remain the M, but there will only be 12,000 units per 
> > year. 
> > (He doesn't differentiate between M7 and M8.) 
> > 
> > Will there be an M9? 
> > Quote: 
> > - You're asking for an announcement that we haven't made yet. If you 
> > continue 
> > counting, it would be the logical next step. As 
> > official statement I can't say anything. But imagine this: if you were a 
> > Leica 
> > developer and you found a way - I'm using the 
> > Speculative - to fit a Full-Format sensor, and the crop-factor drops 
> > off, then 
> > you'd do it, wouldn't you? 
> > 
> > So what about the R-line? 
> > Quote: 
> > The R-line is currently effectively shuttered. For the following reason: 
> > the 
> > motherboard does not comply with EU-regulations. We 
> > would have had to reconstruct the entire R9 motherboard for an analog 
> > camera, 
> > that functions hybrid-digitally. 
> > 
> > So will there be something new soon? 
> > Quote: 
> > The logical next step would be the R9 followed by the R10. Of course we 
> > have a 
> > clear commitment to SLR-Cameras. I'm personally of 
> > the opinion that one photographs better with an M, but the market has 
> > decided 
> > otherwise. Apart from that the R-lenses are de facto 
> > some of the best in the world." 
> > 
> > 
> > Here's the interview if you speak German or would like to try your luck 
> > with 
> > Babelfish. 
> > 
> > 
> > Cheers 
> > Hoppy 
> > 
> 
> 
> His non recognition of what a phenomenon the DSLR is to today's 
> photography 
> is very Leica like historically. And Tragic for the Leica company and its 
> beneficiaries. Meaning the people who normally like to use the product. 
> Namely me. And I don't own any other metaphoric stock in the company nor 
> monetary. 
> 
> Like not coming out with an SLR in the early to mid 60's and then when 
> finally coming out with one having it be non TTL metered. 
> 
> Motherboard?!?!? What the heck is he talking about some personal issue? 
> Lets leave mom out of it. 
> 
> 
> But with both Canon AND Nikon shooting 24x36 or close to it digital with 
> live screen viewing that bit of writing is now on the wall. 
> Its what we wait for from Leica. If Leica is up to this challenge and with 
> a 
> little luck and sweat and a night shift it could pull it off it bring 
> itself 
> out of being a niche of a niche product. 
> And into the mainstream niche! 
> 
> 
> And what we want from Germany. 
> For the Nietzsche market! 
> 
> 
> And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least 
> once. And we should call every truth false which was not accompanied by at 
> least one laugh. 
> Friedrich Nietzsche 
> 
> 
> In heaven, all the interesting people are missing. 
> Friedrich Nietzsche 
> 
> All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. 
> Friedrich Nietzsche 
> 
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner 
> Harlem, NY 
> 
> rabinergroup.com 
> 
> 
> 
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