Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]True But when all's said and done There is only one hope for Leitz; to reinvent itself as an independent lens manufacturer Economies of scale would kick in driving prices down far enough to make the mechanically superior Leitz designs and slightly better optics a hot item for users of other brands of Pro SLRs. An AF line could be part of the scheme. I know at least one guy who thinks exactly as I do. Are there any more out there? See Ya Javier Mark Rabiner wrote: > Having just had a go round with with D Khong about some of this stuff I > wanted to post this idea which came out of it. > > That the R8 is not a bad camera, it's just a tad big and is perceived as > being a loser. Like the M5. > With the M5 bombing Leica went back a step. The results are why most of > us are here. > With the R8 the same thing could be done. They go back to previous > designs. But I think the better idea is to just come out with an R9 that > is scaled down to match other camera sizes and with a built in > moterdrive. If Minolta can't help like before that there are others; > Sigma, Nikon... > Mark Rabiner