Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That was intended in response to Marc, sorry, not Mark. My fault for not observing what spell check did. *If you want to take more interesting pictures, stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 15 January 2013 23:55, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > Mark that sounds pretty overblown to me. The R system stopped production > because not enough people bought what was offered, not because Leica > Camera disregarded thousands of long time R lenses users and lovers. > The DMR story is pretty well known I think. In the end there were a couple > of thousand in total actually sold. How many are still in service I don't > know. I admire the enthusiasm and dedication of people like Doug or > Charlie who still produce great work with theirs but they were ,even when > new, a minority of Leica Camera's own small part of the market. > The R10 cancellation too is a well known story. Again the assessment was > that there were just not enough potential customers. > The M system is the reason that Leica Camera has survived and now has > improving fortunes. Shortly there is to be an adapter that will allow the > owners of those R lenses to use them again with a new camera that will be > both much cheaper than the R 10 was to be , in full frame and with a modern > sensor and added functionality. I don't think that you have been abandoned > nor betrayed. > > *If you want to take more interesting pictures, > stand in front of more interesting stuff* -- Joe McNally > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 15 January 2013 18:48, Marc Dufour <foto at marcdufour.net> wrote: > >> Even with just half a brain, it's easy to verify Leica has disregarded >> thousands of long time R lenses users and lovers. >> It was much more than a small but solid market, and still appreciates >> these lenses, but doesn't care the present company, nor its >> future >> >> >> -----Mensaje original----- >> De: lug-bounces+foto=marcdufour.net at leica-users.org [mailto: >> lug-bounces+foto=marcdufour.net at leica-users.org] En nombre de Mark >> Rabiner >> Enviado el: martes, 15 de enero de 2013 5:11 >> Para: Leica Users Group >> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Untitled >> >> I don't think Leica has destroyed anything or lost anything it was >> obvious to anybody with half a brain that the transition to >> digital for a company like Leica was not going to be smooth. Its first >> outs did not have the luck of the Irish behind them it could >> have gone better but it just didn't. I think with the introduction of >> the Digital M and Monochrom Leica is solidly back on track >> and will win back its small but solid market slice just like it had in >> the 1980's and 90's. >> The Leica name is as str0ng as ever (brand) they are making money hand >> over fist making cameras as fast as they can and doing what >> appears to be solid Research and development. Then years ago they were >> being spoken of in the past tense. I'm looking forward to >> getting by M glass back going in the very near future and I doubt I'm >> the only one in that situation. >> >> By the way to those who complain about how new lenses have gone through >> the roof. You can still buy used Leica glass from the 90's, >> 80's, 70's, 60's, 40's maybe even 30's with range of price points >> matching up with a range of quality levels. >> >> >> On 1/13/13 9:45 AM, "Marc Dufour" <foto at marcdufour.net> wrote: >> >> > Leica has destroyed in few years a well-deserved prestige and lost the >> > confidence of the most demanding photographers. >> > Almost a century of the best craftsmanship just wasted... by stupid >> > businessmen. Time to recover other values? >> > >> > Merci pour ton commentaire! >> > Et amiti?s, >> > Marc >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > >