Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Nov 9, 2009, at 10:05 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> I think we have a basic, and deeply different, point of view. >> >> I believe there is a big ( in Leica terms) market for a Digi-R. Do they >> have to develop it themselves? No. The camera must accept R mount >> lenses, >> and be digital capture. >> >> Get someone else to do the R+D on one of their own Digi-bodies, private >> brand the thing "Leica", and adapt the mount to the R lenses. >> >> No AF >> >> This is not that hard......and it does not have to be priced at $25,000. >> >> And now you have a new market for the world's best SLR lenses......put >> them >> back into production...... >> >> It costs a lot less to keep your current customers then it does to get new >> customers...... >> >> Frank Filippone >> red735i at earthlink.net >> >> >> But we -know- the R market is tiny compared even to the M market. The >> R8 almost bankrupted the company. >> >> > > I have friends who are wanting to make nice use of their R glass. > More then one. > Two. > I met them on the lug. > I think the people in the world who are dying to make great use of their > great R glass they've held onto you could fit into the Mens room at the > Barns and Noble bookstore on the 3rd floor. > Where the hand dryer goes off like jet engine on the runway. > They need to hand you yellow airport eye protectors on the way in. > Maybe a long orange flashlight and overalls. > > But I think somebody will make a digital body for R glass. > Though it may be cropped format. > I do think it will be cropped format and cost 3 grand. and don't forget, Leica R glass, with 10 min of work to put on a leitax adapter, works fine on the excellent Nikon D700 body... so all those people who are waiting, can stop waiting... Steve > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information