Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 10, 2007, at 11:42 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > My favourite quotes from an interview with Steven K Lee (Leica CEO) > in the May/June LFI > One for you R guys and some for M folk. > > (Mr Lee discussing the current model range with reference to their > business model) > "Take the Leica R system: the R crowd are the most die-hard Leica > fans of all. I have a Leicaflex SL, R4, R4s, R4s2, R5, two R7s and > six lenses. I'm a die-hard Leicaflex guy and a serious fan of the > Leica R. <snip> There's more R experience to be had. The R is a > manual focus camera, so we've got to do something about that The R > of today is a big camera with an add-on digital back. We've got > to do something about that too!" > > Mr Lee > "If you're thinking of M lenses, yes, we'll always be making M > lenses of many interesting varieties, because we're basically built > for making M lenses <snip> The Leica M is the heart and soul of the > business" <snip> > LFI "If you're talking about more cameras, are you talking about > more Ms, different Ms or something completely different?" > Mr Lee > I'm talking about more Ms, more of other products and something > completely different too!" > > I'm going all misty eyed now at the thought of all of this new > hardware materialising. this should keep them busy for the next 75 years. Steve > > Cheers > Hoppy > LLUG Leica publicist and president of speculation. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > I'm guessing the R-10 will hit next Photokina, one of the reasons I > want to be there next year. ;-) > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner > <mark@rabinergroup.com>: -------------- > > >>> Mark, >>> >>> Hi, I guess today has not been my day, as I have been in a BLACK >>> MOOD all day. >>> Don't know why, probably just got out of bed on the wrong >>> side. ;-) Yes the >>> M8 is a great camera, I have one and love it myself. I read the >>> article some >>> months ago, and it does indeed give a good report on it. But then >>> since it >>> was given to him to use there is always the thought of just how >>> much sugar >>> coating he did. However, since I have had mine I have been very >>> satisfied >>> with my purchase and no problems what so ever, and the firmware >>> upgrades have >>> indeed fixed many early bugs. >>> >>> Don't know if it will prove to be a solid working tool, or a rich >>> man's toy >>> either. However the evidence so far does indeed point to the M8 >>> being a real >>> working tool. I know of at least one guy out there who is using >>> it for >>> wedding photography full time, I'm sure there are PJ's out there >>> using it >>> also. Certainly Tina, Ted and others here on the LUGare good >>> examples of >>> pro's using them regularly. >>> >>> Leica's next hurdle to get over, is to get caught up with demand >>> on the M8 and >>> lenses. They seem to have really been caught off guard in this >>> respect, and >>> it has hurt them in the customer service department. Maybe they >>> should rehire >>> some or all of the people they laid off a few years ago. They >>> need to do this >>> and be ready to handle demand increases better, Before the next >>> camera (R-10?) >>> intro so this kind of thing does not happen again. >>> >>> Gene >>> >> >> >> I have a google news page which is my home page on my browser >> pretty much. >> >> One of my custom news areas is of course "Leica". It searches for >> news >> stories with that word in it. >> Another is "Rabiner" another is "Nikon". >> Another is "Adobe CS3" >> >> You get peoples Blogs like its big news from a major metropolitan >> newspaper. >> Fighting a never ending batter for truth, justice..... >> I should have checked the date - thought it was just out. >> But really was not aware of them recycling old news. >> >> I find something touted by our Ted and Tina very impressive and >> convincing. >> I told some of my friends when Ted finally gets an M8 then I get >> an M8. >> I guess I lied. But my friends know I lie a lot. >> I thought he'd wait another year perhaps. >> >> To me their next hurdle as I've said on the LUG a few times is to >> come out >> with a DSLR. Their next watermark milestone or die kind of thing. >> >> Which, you read it here first, I predict they will do next month. >> Mark the Greek says the odds are 1/480. >> >> In time for our holiday money spending. >> When we should be praying. >> >> Oh I see you mention the R10. >> We agree. >> >> >> >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> rabinergroup.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information