Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] APS out ?
From: "Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@hfx.andara.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 17:08:58 -0400
References: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOCEICCHAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net>

Digital in the R line would be a good excuse to sell more lenses.

Regards,

Robert

At 07:43 PM 2/7/2002 +0100, Pascal wrote:
>On 06-02-2002 19:45 B. D. Colen wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
>
>In my opinion, introducing digital into the M would be "unnatural" for that
>system. The M wouldn't be the M any more.
>
>Digital seems like the logical next step for reflex, however.
>
>Pascal
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