Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's not that hard to add focus assist to a conventional design. As for full auto focus, It's impossible to make a servo driven lens that feels as solid as a traditional R lens. The followers would have rejected it. Will wrote: > > Stephen Gandy writes: (with snips) > > | the R8 measures up nicely against the F3, a manual focus > camera introduced > | in 1980. > | > | Leica was foolish to invest so much money in a manual > focus camera, the R8 > | died in the market place, much like the M5. > | > | look at the Leica quarterly statements, R sales are in > serious trouble. > | > | this is not to say it is not a fine, even a great camera. > the problem is > | that it is a total sales dud. > > R8 sales might be in serious trouble...but the point is that > Leica is a system...not an individual camera body. To say > it was foolish to invest the money in the manual focus > camera (R8) is to deny the system approach to camera > design. I guess it all depends on what you think is an > improvement in camera design. I guess it is best said > that Leica is looking at a niche market...rather than the > general consumer market. > > Regards, Bill Larsen > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html