Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/06

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Subject: RE: [Leica] APS out ?
From: "Mehrdad Sadat" <m.sadat@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:25:04 -0800

i agree marc, they are falling behind in digital and needed to spend  r&d
time and money on digital which is/will be the next cash cow. as far as aps
is concerned, i love it. i think for snap shots, is the best tool plus all
the cameras are so small!!

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Regards, Mehrdad


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[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marc
Attinasi
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 10:07 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] APS out ?


APS is a great format for the user - I love it for snaps.  I personally
do not think that Minolta's move signals the end of APS- more likely an
indication that Minolta has some purse-tightening to do and cannot
afford the extra R&D.  If Kodak and Fuji stop developing APS technology,
then the bells will start ringing.  My local Costco processing center
tells me 30% of their processing is APS, pretty significant I think.

Anyway, the Leica C11 is a cool snapper!

- - marc

Jim Brick wrote:

> BJP Quote
>
> "One of the world's leading camera manufacturers is switching its
> research and development team away from the Advance Photo System format
> in favour of digital.
>
> The decision by Minolta to stop developing new APS camera models
> provides the first sign that the 24mm format, introduced just over five
> years ago, may be entering its first death throws."
>
> Jim
>
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