[Leica] DMR wins award

[dorysrus at mindspring.com (Don Dory)]

Dan,
Regarding the competition with the Minolta, there were none.  Olympus
did not compete this year.  If you recall, last year their E-1 got beat
by the Digilux 2.  Canon just does not play and this year neither did
Nikon.  Downstream camera categories were frequently won by unknown
makers as the larger players just do not want to compete.  This year HP
won a lot of categories, but without Canon, Nikon, Sony, Minolta, or
Panasonic competitors; I do not know what winning means.

Don
dorysrus@mindspring.com

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Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [Leica] DMR wins award

The award was in the caregory of "advanced Digital SLR" and the DMR was
the
only camera represented in this category.  Good thing it didn't come in
second place!   More details can be found here:

<http://www.bigpicture.net/index2.php?openchan=yes&channelnum=11&content
=279
8&displaynow=yes>

If that URL doesn't work, here is a partial quote:

"Digital Camera Shoot-Out Winners--Images from the Prosumer/Professional
category were output through a G5 Power Mac running Adobe Photoshop CS,
and
printed on an Epson Photo Stylus 9600 inkjet printer. Judges based their
votes on the overall quality of the digital print and the accuracy of
color
as compared to samples of fabric worn by studio models.

$600-$999: Konica Minolta A200;

Digital SLR: Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D;

Advanced Digital SLR: Leica DMR (uncontested)."

I haven't been able to find out which other camera models competed
against
the 7D.

-dan c.

At 07:20 AM 08-03-05 +1100, Rick Dykstra wrote:
>Saw this on another list.  The DMR won an award from the Digital  
>Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA).  Not exactly sure but I think the

>category was 'Digital Back for Professional 35mm Camera that can still

>use film'.  Slam dunked the competition!  Still, well done Leica.  It  
>looks like the DMR is just around the corner.
>
>http://www.photoworkshop.com/double_exposure/publish/ 
>LeicaWinsAwards.shtml
>
>What really got my attention at the same site though is the new Digital

>Rebel with 8 lotsapixies.  One view would be that other brands' entry  
>level consumer grade lightweight plastic SLRs are close to out-gunning

>the DMR, for less than a quarter the cost.  I expect that everyone who

>buys a DMR will be convinced that it offers more.  Hmm ....
>
>Rick.
>
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