Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are trying this approach with Panasonic - but something at a lower price point to the M8 that accepts M lenses would be nice. After all, if it succeeds, they can reap a bonanza in the sales of lenses alone... Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Harrison McClary <lists@mcclary.net> wrote: > They did something similar in the past with Minolta and the CL. I think > something like this in the digital age would be brilliant, a less expensive > body to entice people to buy more glass and learn the joys or rangefinder > photography. once you are hooked there is no alternative. > > Aram Langhans wrote: > >> But Harrison, the Leica bodies I have known are the epitome of simplicity >> and lack of bells and whistles. What could they possibly cut feature wise >> to make an entry level camera? The only thing they could do is cut the >> quality. Not what people expect from a Leica. >> >> Aram >> > > > -- > Harrison McClary > Harrison McClary Photography > harrison@mcclary.net > http://www.mcclary.net > ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography > http://www.imagestocksouth.com > Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: > http://www.mcclary.net/blog > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >