Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Except that in this case one is investing in a first out high tech device from a long standing manual hand crafted company which has by hook or by crook come out with as a last gasp effort to stay alive one more year in a field which then appeared way over their heads and the writing was very soon on the wall in a field which was to be the single most competitive among all consumer items next to maybe cell phones. Short version: It's a first out. If the Bulova watche company came out with a pair or shoe's I'd wait a year before I bought a pair. Make sure the ticking was put in right. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com > From: James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:58:33 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] DMR Fiasco > > mehrdad, > > Absolutely. My point(s) exactly! You EXPECT spare parts to be > available from any manufacturer, ESPECIALLY from one that charges what > Leica does! And you know damn well they can contract SOMEONE to make > them. Ain't that hard. > > James Laird > > On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 11:53 AM, mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> wrote: >> geof here are some point to consider >> >> >> 1) people pay a lot more for leica when compared to canon and nikon. >> 2) batteries can be made anywhere and don't need a special relations with >> hassleblad >> 3) i heard from the horses mouth @ PMA when they told me hold on to your >> stuff, a new R is coming >> 4) then on/off switch for an r system equivalent or compatible has been >> used >> for a while , not good >> 5) u expect spare parts be available for your camera for a while, in the >> case dmr, how can u not have the batteries, besides charging for it, it is >> good pr >> 6) thanks to george l for keeping the leica r relevant on this list >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 12:06 AM, Geoff Hopkinson >> <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> James as you mentioned you don't own an R8 or R9 or DMR module so you may >>> not be aware of all of the detail on this issue. >>> The company that did make them has severed its relationship with Leica >>> Camera since they are now direct competitors. So Leica simply does not >>> possess the manufacturing capability to produce more even if it made >>> commercial sense. In fact they were not a commercial success when >>> offered. >>> Somewhere between 2 and 4000 in total is often mentioned as an estimate >>> Leica Camera now recommend >>> http://www.akku-mainz.de/product_info.php?products_id=192 >>> >>> >>> Maybe you could also call for an uprising against Nikon for changing the >>> lens mount so that those tens if not hundreds of thousands of AI and AIS >>> lenses would no longer meter on most Nikon SLRs now made ;-) Hardware >>> does >>> evolve. No need to call for a Jihad ;-) >>> >>> Geoff >>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ?------------------------------------- >> ?regards, mehrdad >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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