Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/25

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Mini-M [was Re: REASONS why leica is so slow with M]
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 12:04:54 +0100
References: <CA+=0raDZMfEUOCsOm5+38t3r1vZM9vOvS-Wy1oXmU9eYhuyrqA@mail.gmail.com> <BC573CAF-90CB-4D5C-8E18-5B0EF45FDCB4@mac.com> <CAE3QcF6aM8tXsDpzpVEFBVck2QyGFqLZ7SCC+dXjTWTi6LbiGA@mail.gmail.com> <4D80D853-FD12-42EA-B7A6-C29316CDE605@comcast.net>

Trouble is Dick, that no-one knows what it is or when it might actually be
possible to get one in your hands - and with their recent problems with 
delivery...

I don't doubt that there will be plenty of speculation about it when they
announce it in June.

If it has taken them three years+, it has better be good.

Peter

On 25/05/2013 03:16, Richard Taylor wrote:
> What amazes me most about the Leica announcement of the Mini M is the yawn 
> it seems to have received from the LUG.  I wouldn't say the LUF was 
> exactly ablaze with excitement ... 
> 
> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/285598-mini-m.html
> 
> ... but we're absolutely moribund about it.
> 
> That is astonishing, if you think about it.      
> 
> Dick
> 
> 
> 
> On May 24, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
> 
>> It's not a rumour, George. It is up on the official site and their blog as
>> a teaser to increase interest I guess.
>> I don't know that they are concerned with competing with FujiFilm though.
>> Different market segments. I don't think that it will compete with the M
>> Typ 240 either and for the same reason. Still I'm not a business manager.
>> The new Leica has been in development for at least 3 years I believe.
>>
>>
>> *Breathe in, breathe out, move on* -- Jimmy Buffett
>>
>> Cheers
>> Geoff
>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>>
>>
>> On 25 May 2013 11:03, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On May 23, 2013, at 9:36 AM, mehrdad wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>> http://photorumors.com/2013/05/23/leica-coming-out-with-a-mini-m-camera-on-june-11/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoRumors+%28PhotoRumors.com%29
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> they are working on another camera!!
>>>
>>> they trying to put their finger in the hole that Fuji drilled in the 
>>> dike?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser
>>> george at imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Dr Peter Dzwig                          



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