Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted- good response to the R10 discussion. I'm going out to shoot my digital Leica SLR called an R9 DMR. My problem is which lens to use? I've got too many of them. May use the R 28-70. It's a perfect day down here in sunny Calif- about 71 F in the sun. Enjoy life!! Stasys ---- tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > Good day gentlemen, > > May I make a small suggestion before people, any people, come to blows > over > a topic that is unsolvable? > As in, "Why did the Chicken cross the road?" So goes the present questions > re the new? Leica whatever it maybe???? > > #1: Leica reading the LUG and making decisions:?????????????????????? > There probably is a designated LEICA employee who when pressed to do so, > reads what is posted on the LUG? However not willingly when we look at > some > of the tit for tat conversations about Leica and how and what manner they > should run the company. I'm sure he or she does a great deal of "select > all -- delete all!" > > And unless we have a couple of multi-multi millionaires on list who > unbeknownst to the rest of the crew are super major share holders... Now > that could be a scary topic given economic times and potential for a > "Crash > & Burn" at any minute. > > Possible or not? None of the LUG crew are on the "Board of Governors - > Trustees" or whatever they're called in the company. That is unless some > one > is a mole? > > I know we all have the right to vent our feelings about how the company > has > been managed? - mismanaged? - whatever? > > However, since the time old man LEITZ (forbad the development of any SLR > research) How do I know this? I suppose I could pass it off as a rumour! > :-) > But how long ago were 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich? That long? It's a > surprise I even remembered this part. > > Well it was part of a discussion with "Leica employees who were staffing > the > Leica loaner equipment and servicing section for the Olympic Games" We > were > having a nice bratwurst lunch, fresh bread and excellent beer! :-) > > Old man Leitz firmly offered that Canon, Nikon, Pentax slr's were merely a > fad and all the great photographers of the world will come back to using > Leica! And that's the main reason why LEICA fell 10 years behind all other > SLR manufacturers! This company has been on the road to whatever may > happen, but nearly always behind the eight ball in development. > Other than the M8 - M9! Yeah a little bit behind on the M8. But they are > quite magnificent camera's in handling, quality of captured image and > whatever other superlatives users wish to offer! Those who have not > "WORKED" > with them for more than an "in camera store quick click" .... (please save > your breathe!) Yeah I know you don't like it when I say that either! We > are > talking about users of the machines, not onetime store clickers. Thank you! > > Certainly the M9 is the best of the best ever Leica made. Yep I know right > here there will be all kinds of people who will say other wise. But then > all > the others were film cameras, so they don't count! The M9 from results > I've > seen it is magnificent! A champion job of camera and capture! > > But really, do any of you honestly and truly believe this petition thing > is > going to make Leica change their minds about a policy none of us know > anything about in the first place? > > I would bet money this will be the Leica re-action, ready? :-) > > Board room Monday morning meeting .... "We hear those guys on the LUG are > rattling their cages about us again? More about what we should do and not > do? Oh don't bother wasting our time it's merely a handful of carpers, > gripers and know it alls who couldn't afford the new Super XYZ-slr LEICA > with lightening speed autofocus and a 40 gb sensor!" Now wouldn't that be > a > wild piece of rumour to start? ;-) > > "OK let's go for a coffee!" End of LUG concerns by the super bosses who > run > the operation... Oh yeah and one of them owns the place. > > It's such a lovely day here I'm now going out to shoot whatever I can find > interesting with my M8! Thank you very much and have a nice day where ever > you maybe! :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 10:53 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Petition for R10 > > > > Ok.. I'll say it more bluntly.... You have proof otherwise? > > > > It is not a debate over who is building the X1... If I thought Leica > > was, > > I > > would be all over their case. > > > > Get back on the subject... the Digi-R. > > > > Frank Filippone > > red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > > But earlier you said Leica weren't building the X1, no ifs or buts or > > maybes, now you're telling us you've only heard some rumours. > > > > Steve > > > > > > On 1/11/09 18:40, "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > >> I've read that Nikon is making the camera, I also heard Panasonic.... > >> but > > that > >> may or may not be correct. They are all rumors.. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.43/2474 - Release Date: 11/01/09 > 07:38:00 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information