Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 98-03-30 05:28:23 EST, you write: << You wrote: >Leica doesn't want to keep up. They want to go their own way, and they >make the compromises where they are important to keep the price of >their cameras down to the level they can live with. (...) 3D Matrix >RGB metering? That's less than two years old. Leica takes >longer than that to add any technology. Leave it up to them to put it >in a future camera, if it really pans out.< >> Leica, in my opinion, is trying to keep price down and is doing so with compromises on the R (perhaps on the M, as well). This will kill Leica in the long-run. I want quality and don't mind paying for it. I want matrix metering and I want auto-focus from Leica. Will we ever see it? It's a shame, but it is probably a long-time off. If they can't produce motor drives for the R8 within two years of introduction of the camera we can assume that current technology is years away. I traded my Nikon F5 system in for an R8. I like the R8 but it is not suitable for all of my needs. I recently added a Nikon F4s with several lenses. Two different uses. However, it's a shame that I had to go back to a Nikon to get auto-focus. Bob B