Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm kinda worried about the success of the S2. It's a hard sell to get someone to totally buy into a new system at that dollar level. I hope it works as advertised. I can tell you that if it has little hickies (like, opps funny colors unless you add this $200 dollar filter that isn't available when the camera was released) it will be dead in the water. Pros don't mind spending $ on equipment (either purchased or rented) but the equipment has to work as advertised and they have to trust it so that their client has no surprises. It's a totally different shooter that they will be dealing with. Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 2:56 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Mark, I worry about the S2 success too, but I have no pro market knowledge > at all. > That is what Leica has committed to, you have to accept the reality unless > you have a few million spare Euro to contribute. > > No new 24x36 digital M anytime soon. Wishing won't make it so ;-) > But you can get into the digital M market right now and just use all of the > 19 other current models if you want. > Or of course there must be some of the other few million produced still > floating around! > Obviously there's nothing comparable to the 3 new very fast designs from > the > other makers. > > Never mind, we shall have to continue to agree to disagree on the > significance of the 1.33 crop factor for the M8. > (but ask the other LUG members that shoot their great glass on their M8's > if you want) > I'll try to bite my tongue next time ;-) > > > 2009/5/7 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > > > Geoff I don't object to fast cutting edge lenses I love them but shooting > > through just the middle of them does not justify the size, weight and > > especially the cost. We've been through this before maybe we're saying it > > better this time. > > > > I can't see how Leica is going to do well competing against Fujiblad a > > camera which is mainly rented by pros by the day with a guy running a big > > monitor and the software which goes with it. > > Not bought. > > Rented. > > Borrowed. > > That awesome amount of money behind the R&D on the S system could surely > > have put us in business with the Leica glass we shot film with in the > 90's. > > Leica might be making an S outa themselves my pappy would have > > said................................ > > > > > > -- > > Cheers > > Geoff > > 'Life's not B&W, except at both ends' > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >