Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aram Langhans wrote: >Hey Mark. Isn't that a bit selfish? Leica has not made any R advances on >the digital front since 2005, so let's give us R folks a turn at bat. > Aram, you've never been so right ! How many DMRs were produced ? How many M8s? R owners have been betrayed. Bring in the R9.2 Diesel I 'm sure M8 owners won't resent that. Unlike with Rs's, there's so much they can still squeeze out of just the present offer. Phx >Just >because you want a new M does not mean us R people should wait any longer. >The DMR had a very limited production run and if one wanted to use the R >lenses on a genuine Leica, it would be very hard to find a DMR. At least >the M people have an actual production camera at their call. I suggest that >the DMR is in many ways like the M8 is to you. It took some compromises >that many did not like, such as the physical size and the same 1.33 crop >factor that you complain about. So, I think it is the R user's turn in >line to see what the next generation brings. In a small company like Leica, >they undoubtedly need to rotate through their products when they upgrade. > >Aram > > > >>From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad news at Leica >>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>Message-ID: <C560909E.46082%mark@rabinergroup.com> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >> >>My gut guess is that its really not a sensor issue that's just me and I >>know >>it sounds funny. >>I'm sensing a feeling at the new Leica that manual focus can't compete. >>And that's why the M got put on the back burner. >>I think that's the issue. >>They just can't have a manual focus camera be a top priority. >>A problem being when they do finally get around to it, it being coming >>out >>with a 24x36 sensor M8 camera, how mach of a client base will be left? >>I'm on the verge of having to sell my M system to finance full frame >>digital >>shooting. That could take me off this email list although I'd continue >>my >>screw mount system. >> >>All said we have a company putting a tremendous amount of capital into >>R&D >>and I don't think of it as bad news - in this juncture it overwhelms >>the >>capital coming in. >>With an S, R and then finally M system DIGITAL Leica will be very much >>in >>the ballgame and very much more so than they were in the 90's with >>film. >> >>How can we convince them that the M system is ok without AF? >> >>What the M system needs is FF not AF. >> >>Give me FF or give me Death! >> >> >>mark@rabinergroup.com >>Mark William Rabiner >> >> >> > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.15/1833 - Release Date: 12/5/2008 >7:08 PM > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >