Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, do you like to argue for argument's sake? Like all businesses, Leica's goal isn't to satisfy all who want a "digital M," just a subset of all the wishlists out there. If their product sells enough, then they have achieved their goals. By all indications, there is no indication why Leica will not sell as many M8s as they can make, and that will be good enough for them. At 03:06 PM 9/14/2006, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: >Yeah, B.D. But we wanted a full frame sensor not a 2/3rds compromise. >If Canon could do it, why not Leica with its superior teutonic >engineering. The M8 wastes all that lovely corner to corner >resolution and contrast that Leica spent so many years cramming into >its lenses. I would even stop bitching about the lousy ergonomics if >they had delivered the full frame sensor. While waiting for a real >digital M, I use film in my old fashioned mechanical Leicas. I've >even learned to love my cheapie Olympus E-Volt 500 and the adapter >that lets me use all my fine Olympus OM lenses on the camera. Leica >might as well rebadge lenses from Olympus and adopt the 4/3 format. ;-) > >Larry Z // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)