Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow, a bunch of BS rumor crap about some R9 whatever, and no mention of the senorita's?? I've never seen PMA senorita's like that in the States. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Hopkinson" Subject: [Leica] Alastair and Hoppy meet up Episode one > WARNING WARNING even more rampant speculation. May be disquieting to R > owners. > Today Alastair and I attended the PMA photo and imaging show which is as > close as we get to a Photokina in Australia. We have a number of > adventures > to relate and pictures to share very soon. More show report to follow too. > Naturally we spent time chatting with assorted Leica related > representatives > and friendly sales folks. > One of the retail folks admitted even wining and dining the R production > manager in Solms only to obtain not a single word on any future products. > His credibility we rated as likely to be very high and some attractive > deals > were mentioned on various red badged items. You have to like a man with an > MP slung over his shoulder, his personal camera, for shooting away at the > show. > We quizzed the friendly distributor guy expecting the cone of silence on > matters R related. Parts of this conversation must be repeated to the best > of our memories. > LUG guy: will the new R camera use the existing R lenses? > Leica guy: No > LUG guy: It won't be 35mm sized? > Leica guy: No the sensor will be too big > > LUG guy to LUG guy: Did he just say that?! We could have the world scoop > on > this! I'm going to post this on the LUG right away and upset the R guys!! > > Thirty minutes later we check back with our Leica guy who does deflate us > somewhat by mentioning that this was entirely his guesswork. Rats! I much > preferred the story from seller number two who took the R production > manager > out for dinner and learnt nothing! > > > 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