Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You know, I found him to be a really genuine guy with a passion for his company and the cameras. We chatted twice on successive days. As for the news reporting, I feel that all of us REALLY want this company to survive and keep producing wonderful tools for us guys and gals to use. Many people have already sold their R gear and DMRs. Maybe they're pros whose needs change quickly. As for me, I'm a very happy Leica user, who has invested in great tools. Maybe at some point, my image making will justify the true potential of the lenses and cameras. Looking to the future, I'll be investing in more gear in due course, but for the time being, I'm delighted with the image quality I get from the DMR or film. Charlie On 22 Sep 2008, at 22:04, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Straight from das Pferd der Mund ;-) > Great reporting Charlie. > I think that four new M lenses a revision of the M8, a Medium Format > new > camera and AF lens system, is a pretty sizable effort by a small > company. At > least the R folks know that the R10 will come. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Charlie Chan > Sent: Tuesday, 23 September 2008 05:42 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] R10 in development > > I met Dr Kaufmann at the Goodwood Revival motorsport meeting in the > UK on > Friday and Saturday. He espied my DMR and 280/4 APO and came to have > a chat. > I noticed his M8 and said how disappointed I was with the shutter > noise. He > said he had a M8.2 and would I like to try it - very quiet. He was a > really > nice guy and committed to Leica and their cameras. We had a chat about > future developments and said that the R10 is real and will be > announced next > fall. There will be an adapter in the meantime for using R lenses on > the new > S mount, but this will come later. > > Charlie > > > > On 22 Sep 2008, at 20:23, Tom Schofield wrote: > >> If correct, that's a real disappointment! >> >> OTOH, used R lenses will be plummeting even further in price. >> Maybe I'll be able to afford that 28-90mm. >> >> Tom >> >> On Sep 22, 2008, at 11:19 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote: >> >>> Just announced: R10 is in development; no timeframe : 2 years to >>> photokina!! I suppose >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information