Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/03

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: [Leica] DIGILUX 2 now cheap camera
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 08:37:53 -0800
References: <001301c3b93d$1b330d20$ea71e541@CCA4A5EF37E11E> <3FCD6493.54D08419@rabinergroup.com> <3FCD74DC.DC7BBE46@pacbell.net> <3FCD99E0.81B8BC0E@rabinergroup.com>

At 12:08 AM -0800 12/3/03, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>Jerry Lehrer wrote:
>>
>>  Mark
>>
>>  Since when has Hermes seen the need to compete pricewise with what
>>  they must consider "lesser folks"?  They never have before, why should
>>  they start now?
>>
>>  The only "bullet biting" will be done by those of you that line up to buy
>>  that Digi. 2.
>>
>>  At least I hope you buy it from Kit.  She is the only dealer who is one
>>  of us.
>>
>>  Jerry
>
>
>I first thought when you said "buy it from Kit" that you thought I was
>going to have to put the darn thing together by myself on a card table
>as in "Heathkit"!

See: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~szwang/Research/ScanCam/scancam.html

>As far as i know that is not an option for digital cameras yet!!!
>I know of one dealer here I can think of but he's keeping a low profile
>I guess so we'll leave it at that. Might be obvious though.
>
>It is off putting when dealers only pretend to be involved in the list
>so they are one of us when the time comes, Friday. Not sure that's
>better than Mell Levy or Don Chatterton's and others who just give us
>their list on Fridays with not brown nosing.. That's certainly OK with me.
>Thank god for Kit her perspective is inviable. Thanks Kit!
>
>If the damn thing cost too much we can always wait for Canon or Nikon to
>come out with their soon to be following copy cat "analog" digital
>cameras for half the price. But no Leica optics for one.
>"Analog" only in Spirit, Phong! Or feel. Or Je ne sais quoi!
>
>I have squandered, saved, and sold my soul for so many Leica items over
>the decade which would have cost me a fraction had i just gone
>Nikon/Canon that I'm used to it. (GLASS)
>
>Mark Rabiner
>
>Portland, Oregon USA
>http://www.rabinergroup.com
>--
>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html


- -- 
    *            Henning J. Wulff
   /|\      Wulff Photography & Design
  /###\   mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com
  |[ ]|     http://www.archiphoto.com
- --
To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html

In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> (Re: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced)
Message from Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> (Re: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced)
Message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> (Re: [Leica] The LEICA DIGILUX 2 is announced)