Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., there's a very big difference between a beta product and vaporware. Silicon Film is, was, and always be vaporware. The R back hardware exists and is in production, the software mostly works; the software needs tweaks before Leica is willing to release it, but I was taking pictures with the DMR. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com on 11/20/04 4:22 PM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote: > I see. So it has arrived from the dealer has it? It's now available on > the market and there is no truth to the post earlier today that it has > been put off until April? Or do are you lucky enough to have a Beta, > Doug. (And the existence of Betas, I'm sure you know, doesn't keep > something from being Vaporware. ;-) ) > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Doug Herr > Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 5:14 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Nikon's profits tripled > > > on 11/20/04 7:39 AM, B. D. Colen at bdcolen@earthlink.net wrote: > >> You're behind in your reading, Gene - I've already apologized for >> inflating the price of the VaporBack > > For a vaporback it seemed oddly tangible in my hands. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information