Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/10

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Subject: [Leica] New R Solution?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:57:42 -0500
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I sort of got both meanings from your original post Nathan.
Yet market perceptions continually shift as corporations present new 
products.
Canon and Nikon play leap frog with high ISO performance or a new lens 
release.

Leica has gone from being the darling of photo journalists from its 
inception through to the 70's.
When Nikon brought out the F Leica felt the need to respond;
and they did in grand fashion with a beautiful machine.
Leica then fell behind in the meter technology and other areas;
while Nikon and Canon gained ground.

But at this juncture Leica is playing at the pro level again.
They're considered significant professional tools
both in journalism and commercial fields.

So - reconsidering filling the 24x36 DSLR hole between the M9 and S2
seems well worth the effort (to me and many others).

(I realize I'm just a Leica lover spitt'n' into the wind)

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist


On Sep 10, 2010, at 12:41 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> George, I may have phrased it not clearly enough. Corporate profit is not 
> a criterion for us to purchase something, but it IS a criterion for the 
> company deciding whether to invest in the development of an R10.


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Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] New R Solution?)