Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/21

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Subject: [Leica] Let's Just Say That Leica Survives and....
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Thu Apr 21 19:33:54 2005
References: <NIEELBCOAJKOKJFIGDGJIEOCCKAA.tim@KairosPhoto.com>

You are probably right but using a camera with a good viewfinder is a 
quite different experience from using an SLR or a P&S. I think that 
people would buy a good digital rangefinder even if it was expensive.

I know I would.

John Collier

On 21-Apr-05, at 7:49 AM, Timothy Atherton wrote:

>
>> No Digital M = No Leica
>>
>> I feel that there would be a substantial market for a digital camera
>> with an M finder and operating controls designed for actual 
>> photography
>> rather than a bazillion different "features".
>>
>> John Collier
>
> I really think this is a Leica Users pipe dream.
>
> I can't see the market for such a camera (at the price it would go 
> for), at
> least one made by Leica being anywhere close to substantial.
>
> At best it would be a percentage of the market for the regular M. Most
> journalists aren't going to buy one - it's too late and too expensive. 
> The
> rich Doctor, Dentist, Lawyer market has already gone about 98% 
> digital. The
> enthusiasts who aren't dyed in the wool Luggers have either sold off 
> their
> Leicas to pay for going digital, or maybe have one in a cupboard they
> haven't used for close to two years now.
>
> I think it's a dream for a few enthusiasts now.
>
>
> tim a
>
>
> who has yet to go digital (at least with my own cameras...)


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