Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm just reporting what she said, Mark. I didn't try to verify any of it. However any time Leica officials have made predictive statements like this they've been right. It's as though they have inside information. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -----Original Message----- >From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >Sent: Dec 7, 2008 5:06 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad news at Leica > >I put the if in there because I don't quite believe it. >I think they'd given up the R system but there was such a fuss when the S >came out and it was like they'd given it up they quickly on a PR level said >"OK already we'll do an R". I wonder if they really do have people on it or >not. Even if they are nicely capitalized now the S system cost millions to >develop. Sure some of that technology can go into the R but I think it a >stretch to blend that into "sure we're working on the R too". > > > >mark@rabinergroup.com >Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: "wildlightphoto@earthlink.net" <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 16:07:56 -0800 (GMT-08:00) >> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Bad news at Leica >> >> Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >>> I think its a good chance when and if the digital >>> R body comes out it will be FF. 24x36mm format. >> >> Maike Harberts has said as much, and more. But she didn't say "if". >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.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