Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, I don't think that would be the case. The film based business has but a few years left for new production anyway. I suspect that film based production will continue for sufficient time that anyone could get what they want. Any losses from Leica are pathetically small for a conglomerate like Canon. I suspect that Canon is buying into the rangefinder business. Also, it can not have been unknown to Canon that many people were willing to manual focus other lenses on their bodies. Last, Leica lenses are for the most part the best in the business. For Canon to drive the final nail in Konica-Minolta and Olympus then this is another front. Also, doesn't it seem strange that Leica is pretty sure that the digital M will be out roughly September 2006 when the DMR was what, 6-8 months late shipping? Last, Hasselblad is a decent example that new ownership will not kill off the film cameras. Film bodies were available until sales rates were in the low single digits. Heck, if you really wanted a film Hasselblad I bet you could get anything in the line. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 12/31/05, Douglas Herr <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > > on 12/31/05 4:26 PM, Frank F. Farmer at summicron@bellsouth.net wrote: > > > Seriously, if true, does this spell new life for Leica's solidly made > > film products or a move to mass manufacturing of the same, or neither? > > If this report is accurate I predict a very hasty death of Leica's > film-camera production :-( > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >