Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Pondering an R8
From: Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 01:32:30 +0000
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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
> 
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