Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What amuses me in this whole exchange of emails is, save the M8/DMR, nobody seems to buy anything made by Leica new. If Leica don't sell lenses, where will they make their annuity income from? I don't think they make much money on camera bodies. I think the whole point of the new Summarit lenses is to maximise the profitable end of the business - a wise business move, and one that will pay off a lot more than an M9 or R10. If the members of the list wish to strengthen Leica so they can survive, buy their lenses new - or buy ala carte bodies!!! Cheers Jayanand On 9/20/07, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: > > George, > I can't agree with you too much. I have an SL, R4SP, and a R8, which I > bought thinking I would get a DMR. Can't afford one now, but maybe I can > find one at a good price, or the R10 will come out with a good > price. ;-) I have a D200, but find I pick up the R8 90% of the time. The > D200 has some neat features, but the R8 and the R glass is my first choice, > period. No uncertainty at all. > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>: > -------------- > > > > 2 R3's, R8, R8 with DMR and all of my R glass I've purchased used. No > > uncertainty. The lenses will last the rest of my life. I have no > > doubt the R8 and R8/DMR will also outlast me. What's the problem? If > > Leica never comes out with another R body - what's the problem with > > the stuff you have and inventory available on a good, solid used > > market? Sorry. I just don't get it. > > > > If you feel less "uncertain" in the Nikon "forever" better and better > > world - that's just fine. Enjoy. The image, after all, is all that > > really matters. And for that - all you need is an oatmeal box and > > some tin foil. ;~) > > > > Regards, > > George Lottermoser > > george@imagist.com > > > > > > > > On Sep 19, 2007, at 3:07 PM, Christopher Birchenhall wrote: > > > > > As to the DMR I have to > > > note I bought a R8 planning on gettig a DMR only to find Leica pulling > > > that plug without a hint as to what the future of the R mount might > > > look like. Here the uncertainty is for me real and is reflected in my > > > actions - back to Nikon SLRs for me. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >