Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mehrdad Sadat Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 1:25 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] APS out ? 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. - --- It could be Leica's next cash cow. But I am willing to predict - although not necessarily bet - that it won't be. Why? Because my guess is that what Leica will do later or sooner, but probably later, is introduce a grossly overpriced digital body that will take R lenses. Which is great for those of you with R lenses and cash to burn. BUT - Leica's biggest customer base, and lens base, is M users and lenses. If they were to introduce a full featured digital body - of any sort - that would take M lenses, they would have an immediate, large, customer base. But my guess is they won't do it. I hope I'm wrong on this one, but.... B. D. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html