Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This all assumes that the majority of Leica buyers use the cameras to take pictures. I am not sure about that. The people on this list are not a representative sample of Leica buyers. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Feb 16, 2014, at 6:32 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > The traditional mechanical Leica rangefinder is what defines Leica for a > good section of its buyer and user base since the Leica II in 1932. They've > not all turned into a bunch of techno geeks. > Should it be the case however no that they just sit on the cameras unused > while everyone uses the new electronic thing instead than that would be an > awfully expensive and bulky unnecessary add on that even for nostalgia sake > would be impossible to justify. Thing is this is not the case at all and > its not even close. People weighing in all seem to use the mechanical > rangefinder more not less than the new technology. So it would not make > any > kind of sense for Leica to just go with the electronic rangefinder on a new > M flagship. Perhaps on an alternate camera. Also an alternate camera with > no > electronic rangefinder and just the more traditional mechanical.. The > camera > has become dauntingly complex and expensive and big and heavy it would seem > to make sense to come out with some KISS simpler versions which would have > less money and weight. >