Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's the think photographer's camera. Not a very expensive point and shoot. Cheers Wilber I'll grant you there are times that auto everything is nice. but I find my self doing a better job as I take my time to do it right and not play the law of averages. Shoot 36 and there is bound to be one in there someplace. I had that F5 for a yr and I'm still trying to break all the bad habits that I got while using it. Mitch Halpern wrote: > I would agree that the M6 is in its own unique niche. Despite the growing > number of rangefinders in the market (G2, Hexar, Voigtlander etc.), the > M6 is still the "gold standard". In fact, according to the resident Leica > afficionado at ye olde local pro camera shop, the demand for the M6 has > been growing by leaps and bounds (potential interesting case of > cross-marketing effects: increased attention being paid to the new rangefinders causes > people to look at the M6 more seriously). > > Unfortunately, the R8 does not really have such a niche. It is > undoubtedly an excellent camera (the viewfinder is quite nice...), but has to > compete more strongly with the F5, EOS-1*, Contax etc. Though the cost of the > R8 body is not outrageous compared to the F5, etc. it is not autofocus and > lacks some "features" that make marketing difficult. In addition, the > lenses are extraordinarily expensive compared to the competition. While one > can argue about the relative quality of the Leica optics vs. other optics, > the market still holds N and C in high esteem. > > What Leitz needs to do is find some way of more clearly differentiating > the R series from other SLRs while (perhaps) lowering prices somewhat > without affecting quality. > > How would you folks differentiate the R8, if at all? > > Mitch - -- Cheers Wilber GFE tel. 803-469-2440 http://www.jeffcoatphotography.com