Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I totally disagree, Mark. Price matters a great deal, even for fondlers. If Leica comes out with a price point like the one mentioned by Robert, then they might as well not bother. I traded Leica for digital when I saw with my own eyes that I could get equivalent image quality with the Canon DSLRs. I certainly considered the option of the R-D1 but after carefully looking at the features and the price I decided that while this was an interesting first stab at a digital rangefinder, it was nowhere near a digital M. If Leica comes out with a digital M in 2006, the price has to be under 2500 Euro. Incidentally, even though I am a low-volume amateur compared to some of the pros here, since switching to digital in August of last year, I have saved more in film processing costs alone (not including the film itself) than I paid for my Canon 20D. Nathan Mark Rabiner wrote: > On 4/20/05 6:33 PM, "Robert Clark" <rclark01@comcast.net> typed: > > >>does actually come out with a digital M. What's the groups speculation >>on MSRP? With the DMR increasing in price and the dollar debacle, I'm >>thinking that a digital M in 2006 (2007?) >>could easily come with a price tag of over $6,000.....maybe even 7. >>If Leica survives past this May or whenever they're going to publically >>state what they plan to do to turn the ship around....Just >>thinking......anyone else gotta guess? >> >>Robert Clark >>Lancaster, PA >> > > Leica could get into a digital body at any price point and and it wouldn't > matter all that much I think now. > > The issues as I see it is most Leica "customers" you'd really not want to > bring home to meet mom. Leicawise. > > Most Leica owners are/were Leica owners only. > I don't think they are/were Leica users so much. > > Most Leicas all these years have been "show toys." > Which don't develop much loyalty. > After awhile all they need is an excuse to trade it in for something else. > When digital hit. That was all the excuse many and most needed. > > The Epson R1D1 even hit way late. > Non auto exposure is fun. Non AF is fun. Non motor drives are fun. > But when digital hit the mentality shifted to "auto everything why not" > mode. > If they're not going to bother putting film in the camera why bother with > anything else. > > Would a crafted digital camera worth of the Leica Solms authentic red dot > be > a critical thing? > I don't think so by then you'd have an Epson Cosina digital or Cosina Zeiss > Ikon choice to put your Leica m glass on if you really had any allegiance > to > them at all. How many really do. How many Leica owners really ever have > anything blown up bigger than 5x7? > > Leica may as well have Panasonic or somebody like that make the red dot > digital lens enabler for them to cash in on SOME of the market share. > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com