Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think that the digital R back is absolutely the right thing to do for Leica. The only reason I decided not to wait for it is that I expect the price to be out of my range, and the Canon DSLR is quite happy with the Leica 100mm Apo Macro on it. The real egg in Leica's face is the digital M. For the last 3-4 years they have been explaining how it is impossible because of this and that, then the Cosina/Epson thing gets announced, and suddenly a digital M is possible--at the 2006 Photokina, presumably. I continue to be firmly convinced that Leica's corporate future lies in concentrating on lens design and possibly lens manufacture, either as an independent supplier to others a la Tokina or Tamron, or as part of one of the big companies like Nikon or Canon. Nathan John Collier wrote: > You may be right, you may be wrong. > > Leica has been a niche system since the early seventies. They would be > fools to try and go mainstream and compete with the big boys. They are > trying and the R Digital back may be a step in the right direction. Time > will tell. > > Two things I do know are that nothing matches my way of seeing better > than a M viewfinder; and, that the latest lenses are breathtakingly good. > > I have nothing to complain about. > > John Collier > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com