Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/22

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Subject: [Leica] Teds comments
From: red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:56:47 -1000
References: <7446757B-A905-4A2F-B0CD-EFDFCCDF665C@mac.com> <007101cfd624$8b1687b0$a1439710$@ca> <C114914A-177D-406C-9BA5-49A2E3F920E3@icloud.com> <CA+yJO1D+aMV-CUb+ig4Wkico7EBm9_7PA=yta6XBYK+PAJSCTg@mail.gmail.com>

There are 2 kinds of special edition cameras:  one uses garish finishes and 
leathers to pimp up the standard body or lens.  This uses infinitesimal R+D 
resources. Think gold bodies with ostrich leather in wooden boxes
The other uses totally new body castings, added or subtracted features to 
the HW/SW.  This is like a new development, requiring much work of 
resources. Think M9P, M Edition 60, etc.  made in small quantities, 99.99% 
of us never get a chance to use these new or revised cameras.

Maybe, in this population, we would rather the resources spent in developing 
new, more useful gadgets in our M for all of us rather than the pimped out 
version or those with limited availability. 

YMMV

Frank Filippone
Red735i at verizon.net



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