Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 7:46 am -0500 6/3/01, Dante A. Stella wrote: >In a strange way, the Yasuhara *has* influnced the market. Do you think >there would be a Bessa-R had there been no Yasuhara? > >Jem Kime wrote: > >> Folks, >> I thought this might be of some interest to a few of us. Shin Yasuhara >>wrote to inform me of their current state of production. >> Jem >> -----Original Message----- >> >> As for the T981 camera, we have already stopped to produce >> and we are now keeping only one hundret pieces as stock. >> >> In the first time, we were plannning to export some amount of T981. >> But, in this time, I think it is better not to export this camera. >> Indeed, this camera had a great influence on the Japanese camera >> makers and, as you know, some makers have faked this camera. >> But, as for the technical achievement, we know there are many things >> to be left. >> >> The total production amount of this camera is about 4000 pieces >> and my first project has finished. >> We are now developping the next camera. >> (Everything about this camera is secret, > > except the code name "T012") I assume that Mr. Kobayashi had not started development of Bessa when Mr. Yasuhara disclosed his idea of producing T981 on his web site several years before its production. However, he most likely knew that a potential market existed for such cameras. One can safely say that T981 accelerated release of Bessa-L. Although the original idea of Mr. Yasuhara was wonderful, he could not realise it in the best way. In fact, I was disappointed when I first had my hands on the T981 that I had waited for six months. It is a shame. I hope that T012 will rival Bessa-R and soon-coming Bessa-T. - -- Mikiro http://arbos.silva.net