Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted I think he means that Leica is not at the cutting edge of camera innovation, which they were in the 1920's and '30's. But we all acknowledge that, and to restate it is redundant. Jerry Ted Grant wrote: > Hi Rich, > Without me sounding like a smart ass, what's your point? > > ted > > > Hi Eric! > > > > Let's see, Leica just brought out their first aperture > > priority camera. It does more than the Minolta CLE > > does, in particular take all the Leitz glass. So Leica > > is more than 20 years behind the curve. When the CLE > > came out it was the first M mount camera with auto exposure. > > And how long has auto exposure been around? Leica may > > go digital, but I'll bet it's no time soon, excepting the > > ABS plastic cameras with the Leica logo. We're talking > > high end with top glass. > > > > Originally, the Leica fit in a shirt pocket and took > > interchangable lenses. Imagine that. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Rich Lahrson > > Berkeley, California > > tripspud@transbay.net > > > > Eric wrote: > > > > > B.D.: > > > > > > >Don't jump too quickly, Tina, my guess is this is yet another bs rumor. > > > > > > Why not? > > > > > > If going digital will give you benefits, why wait for what Leica may > never > > > do? > > > > > > Don't get me wrong...you'll get my M6 when you pry it out of my cold, > dead > > > fingers. Even when I get a state of the art digital system, I don't > imagine > > > giving up the smell of fixer or the enjoyment and anticipation while I > soup > > > my film. It's relaxing. When it stops being fun, then I'll add > digital. > > > > > > When I think of digital, Leica is not the company that springs to mind. > I > > > think of mechanical and simple. I think of 20 years behind the curve. > > > While I understand the appeal of using the same lenses, my understanding > is > > > that the current lenses I have aren't really optimal for digital, > anyway. > > > > > > Eric > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > -- > 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