Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you lose the rangefinder stuff I think the M is about the same size as the A7; a roll of film in a mechanical camera takes up much less space the a decent battery, SD card and sensor+ electronics. The price probably could come down if they used an off the shelf sensor, then have issues with wide angle lenses like other cameras, however they have to cover R&D costs... Anyway, I thought you were saying, about a year ago, that the M was going to be the photojournalist resurgence of Leica? ;-) john -----Original Message----- I don't think its that bad really but I think if that's going to be the digital M they should come out with a digital LTM, SM or Barnack depending on how you phrase it. A Digital IIIF. They can loose M sales to other camera companies or they can make their own viable compact system camera with less weight, bulk and cost to appeal to non Hedge fund types. Not competing with the other camera companies for a true compact high quality (FF) means they were shooting themselves in both feet. Not just one...by letting them have those sales; in a field they should own. A form factor they invented. Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ On 2/22/14 2:29 PM, "Jim Laurel (gmail)" <jplaurel at gmail.com> wrote: > I agree completely that this should be Leica's single overriding core > value, but don't think M240 is as bad as Mark is making it out to be. > > > On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> A very compact but very high image producing camera is a core value >> which Leica should own. It invented it. Leica should be all over it. >> Mop the floor with it. >