[Leica] It's just sooooo pretty

[datamaster at northcoastphotos.com (Gary Todoroff)]

Beg to differ, Doug, but if that were true, then where is the $2500 
digital Leica camera right now? Leica is farther behind the digital 
curve than they were with the SLR Leicaflex in the 1960's. As long as 
Leica thinks that they can pay the bills with collector baubles, then 
they remain distracted and neglect their real market. Leica threw all 
of us rangefinder fans under the bus with the S2, and any benefit 
from it will be many years away and many years behind the technology 
curve, if Leica continues its present approach.
Gary Todoroff

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>Sheese, Leica - give up already on these "commemorative" baubles and
>the S2 megabucks project -- give us an M camera for $2500, and let us
>use our lenses again in the digital world.
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>IMHO technology from the S2 project will help make the $2500 digital M a
>reality, and the 'collectors editions' divert virtually no R&D money from
>developing tangibly improved products while generating free money for the
>company, which can be used to offset R&D cost on the real stuff.
>
>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com