Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/05

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Subject: [Leica] 75 'cron
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Sat Feb 5 11:22:14 2005
References: <6.2.1.2.2.20050205183712.03da4eb0@mail.screengang.com> <BE2A52CD.1E748%telyt@earthlink.net>

Doug

Most, if not all, camera manufacturers saw the digital future coming. But 
it's definitely not Leica who are the leaders of this rallye.

I agree Leica planned a long time ago that the R8, later R9, will be able 
to carry a digital back once in the future (what happened now), but I'm not 
shure if they knew anything about which sensor and which crop factor there 
will be in 6 or 8 years.

The DMR makes sense, if you already have a R8/9 and several bags full of R 
lenses; but it is not reason to switch to Leica. The R line was, IMHO, 
always behind the Nikon/Canon SLR's (flame on me), and now it's even worst 
with the DSLR's.

The benchmark now is set by a Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II or a Nikon D2X, even a 
EOS20D or a D70 can easily outperform the DMR (now I'm ready for the 
funeral pile :-)

Maybe my attitude is a bit too pessimist concerning Leica's future, but I'm 
open to be surprised positively!

Didier



> > Considering the escapist mentality and the very long planning delays of
> > Solms on one side, and the quick-stepping digital market on the other 
> > side,
>
>Don't be too sure of that.  The R8 was designed for a digital back and that
>was what, 6 years ago?  More like 8 years ago if you count the planning,
>design and tooling for the R8.  8 years ago the output of high-end digital
>cameras was nowhere near the quality of 35mm film, yet Leica saw the future
>and started planning for it.
>Doug Herr

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In reply to: Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] 75 'cron)
Message from telyt at earthlink.net (Doug Herr) ([Leica] 75 'cron)