Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It always happen when someone wants to talk about film or Leica related topics, someone will barge in with an abundance of words -- "meaning a waste of time for their attention" and yet post a lengthy response having absolutely nothing to do with Leica or photography, advising others to use the "delete" key. Well my friend, your response equates to a "10000" delete keys, and yet offer nothing remotely related to films, photography or Leica. Please do use your "delete" key, but save us from your intellectual smartass response. - --- Ted Bayer <tedbayer@harbornet.com> wrote: > > Hi folks: > > I find all this talk about an M8 digital and lousy > processing by Kodak > rather useless other than to alert some of us > less-than-informed people > to be sensible and buy one of the many other brands > of film or cameras > and avoid all the hassles (I know, that's not > likely, either, but at > least it can give us some hope). So there is a > positive side to it. > > But let's pause for a moment and consider the > alternatives. > > First, if you want to go digital, do it. But don't > waste your time or > mine harping about what is or what will be when we > all know that it > ain't gonna happen. > > Kodak could give a (call it what you will) about how > you or I feel when > a film goes south. You pays your money and you get > what you get. End > of story. > > As for a digital Leica - you've got one. To make > the M whatever into a > digital isn't going to happen. So please, go on to > something more > productive and save us all a lot of effort on the > delete key. > > Thank you, > > Ted in Olalla > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henry Ting" <henryting10@yahoo.com> > To: "Leica-users" > <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 2:11 PM > Subject: [Leica] Thoughts on the M8 for real ????? > > > > > > As far as Leica is concerned, due to the demand of > a > > digital M8 that can use all the existing lens of > our > > current M, no doubt is tempting for Leica to > pursue, > > both in riding on the success of the M and the > > Leicaphiles' desire to get into digital. However, > to > > get into the digital arena, Leica will have to > rely on > > non-German OEM to supply the electronic bodies. > This > > is no small task. For any OEM to revamp what Leica > > wants from R&D to signing off the product design > it > > has to commit to a long-term relationship which > > guarantees financial incentive for them to go into > > partnership. Leica has never been a company to > market > > its product for the mass. It is at best a niche in > > this market and ONLY if we all will dish out an > > extraordinary amount of cash injection, will this > > partnership between Leica and OEM work. The danger > > here is while we all support Leica's film/35mm > medium, > > a total digitalize M8 at best utilizing existing > lens > > with no zoom, nor all the bells and whistles of > the > > current state-of-the-art digital camera, will not > > attract new Leica users that are currently using > > Nikons or Minoltas to switch to Leica digital. > Then on > > the other hand, if the M8 is to come with zoom, > LCD > > screen, flash, zooms etc etc etc....then where is > the > > similarity between the M and the M8. Such a > digital > > camera will take to the form more akin to the > > Asian-designed body as well as function rather > than > > the M. Also the technology, in digital domain, > with > > desktop scanners, printers etc, can process any > > developed film, pictures into digital. Now one can > > argue that the M lens will be superior to any, > > compared with the current class of digital zooms; > well > > I think the zoom lens is already proven to be > > perfectly adequate for digitalizing any imagery. > > Personally I just don't see any OEM will partner > such > > venture given the current state of mind-set > between > > the M and the rest of the digital systems. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for > Easter, Passover > > http://greetings.yahoo.com/ > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday greetings for Easter, Passover http://greetings.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html