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 with Doug on Maike's statements here. You can see several interviews with her on line and she is THE person who knows. No-one but Dr Kaufmann would be better informed on the R10. Leica have committed to the R10 as their next camera and stated that the M9 will follow. The R10 was explicitly advertised at Photokina as coming and Dr Kaufmann has also said the same. Cheers San Francisco Hoppy ---- wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information