Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As an R8/R9 guy, I must protest this cruel hoax by Leica. (just barely written in jest...) So many other cameras to choose from, so little time to study them and so much spin on a product that may never go beyond prototype. This new R - should it ever be launched ? will have to be a straight ahead kick-ass camera that captures the imagination of not just white- haired old farts like me, but working photojournalists and others who make their living on such equipment. Anything less will be deeply discounted in less than year from launch, sorry to say. I certainly won't buy one unless it hits the mark with most of the features we noted during the LeicaReflex group survey last year. I'm not holding my breath - I'm just not paying attention on purpose until they produce a noteworthy digital R. I know and really enjoy my R8 and R9 and the 28-90 and 70-180 are everything Leica said they would be. Anything less in a digital version of these bodies is of no interest to me. Do I hope they pull it off? You bet. Bob On May 29, 2008, at 1:10 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: WARNING, please disregard post if speculation annoys you. I was just checking my subscription to LFI when I noticed an ad for the LFI issue to correspond with Photokina. What should I see in the issue index but: Cover photo by DMR/R9 Photographer with DMR/R9 article on aesthetic imagery R system digital article Photojournalist article about why he loves his digital R R lenses, the heart of the R system. Photographer article on experimentation with DMR by landscape photographer Whatever can these mean!! Go ahead and get all unsettled and speculative you R guys! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information