Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't think there is any hope of a new unique design camera. They have lost their shirts on almost, if not every new reflex camera they have ever designed, never sold enough to get the design and tooling costs back, this includes the Leicaflexes and the R8 and R9, whether they made any money on the models machined from Minolta castings I don't know, but the market for a dSLR has too much inexpensive competition for a Leica model to succeed. I believe neither the Canon EOS1 series nor the Nikon D3 models make any profit, and can only exist because of profits made on the mass market models, which, of course, Leica do not have... I am not expecting much at all, I am afraid. The DMR is still rather fine though... Frank On 7 Sep, 2010, at 04:16, Jeff Moore wrote: > 2010-09-06-22:32:30 Geoff Hopkinson: >> If this hinted solution eventuates and proves to be micro four thirds >> based, >> you may want to avoid the internet forums for a couple of weeks! > > Naah, I don't think they'd dare try that. > > What I'm expecting, and daring to hope for, is some sort of > electronic-viewfinder camera, indeed similar in technical approach to > the micro-four-thirds camera, but with a 24x36mm sensor. > > If they came out with something like that, properly implemented, I'd > very much want to use one for the sort of things SLRs are good for > for me (exact composition and focus). Because I find focussing a > micro-four-thirds camera, through-the-lens and with electronic > magnification turned on, easier in many dimmish light conditions than > using a "real" optical SLR. Not fast, not great for quickly-changing > situations, but good and precise for still subjects. > > If they dared just issue a Leica-branded 4/3" camera, they'd be a > laughingstock. I think they know that. > > -Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Greystacks, 18 Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9AU +44 (0)1235 768505 +44 (0)7803 135214