Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You didn't buy your M T240 et al and stole them? :-) On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 3:44 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > The most expensive camera I have bought is a Nikon D800E ;-) Never liked > it so never used it and traded it in with only a few hundred shots taken, > every Leica I have used I have liked from the start and used... > > john > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org [mailto: > lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas > Sharp > Sent: Thursday, 24 April 2014 10:39 p.m. > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica T > > In Leica terms, affordable;-) > > > On 24.04.2014 12:38, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > And, as if on cue, a dealer in Portugal just posted the price list on > > Facebook. MSRP 1550 Euro (body only). > > > > Good luck with that. > > > > Nathan > > > > Op Do, 24 april, 2014 12:34, schreef Nathan Wajsman: > >> Yes, but then it has to be at a price point that is quite different > >> from Leica's usual price points. If the audience is "far removed from > >> being Leicaphile" then it is probably not prepared to pay Leica prices > either. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Nathan > >> > >> Op Do, 24 april, 2014 12:05, schreef Douglas Sharp: > >>> And, in that, is precisely the thing to address a target group that > >>> is far removed from being Leicaphile. > >>> > >>> Leicaphilia and the failure to treat it has often enough led to the > >>> pending demise of the company. > >>> > >>> Leica listened to the SLR faction and almost dropped the M series - > >>> in contrast, Leica did not heed the pleas of the R-Leicaphiles, > >>> invested in the S, and went on to develop the digital M. > >>> > >>> Cheers > >>> Douglas > >>> > >>> > >>> On 24.04.2014 09:42, philippe.amard at sfr.fr wrote: > >>>> Thanks john > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> it looks it's got everything Leicaphiles have repeatedly said they > >>>> hate; > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> - emasculated sensor, > >>>> - EVF, > >>>> - AF, > >>>> - stereo movie recording, > >>>> - liveview, > >>>> - minimal ergonomics, > >>>> and perhaps more. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Who's right and who's wrong I don't know but it could be an apt > >>>> replacement piece for Digilux3 users such as I was. > >>>> And of course for the FB generation as stated in the thread, which > >>>> means it may already be old hat from what my kids tell me. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks again > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Now waiting for the price tag Philippe > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Tous vos emails en 1 clic avec l'application SFR Mail sur iPhone et > >>>> Android - En savoir plus. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ======================================== > >>>> > >>>> Message du : 24/04/2014 00:18 > >>>> De : "John McMaster " <john at mcmaster.co.nz> A : "Leica Users Group" > >>>> <lug at leica-users.org> Copie ? : > >>>> Sujet : [Leica] Leica T > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Looks like this camera (to be launched later today) is APS-C but > >>>> will be able to take M lenses..... > >>>> > >>>> http://leicarumors.com/2014/04/23/leica-t-website-now-live.aspx/#mo > >>>> re-27300 > >>>> > >>>> john > >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto