Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And he's choosing not to play in the same sand box as N, C and O and others. The S2 is playing in the big boys sand box. And as much as I wish the M8 were available for the price of 5D Mark II, I also believe the M8 is in a class by itself. Whether a new R10 competes in quality and price with the best of Nikon and Canon remains to be seen. I choose to believe that it will; even though I cannot afford anymore best of. Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Dec 19, 2008, at 3:09 PM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote: > A. Lal wrote: > >> As I see it, Leica may be trying to follow the example the Swiss >> watch >> industry which has not been price sensitive in the recent past. > > Dr. Kaufmann has said that the S2 will be price-competitive, and > that the > S2's technology will find its way into the M and R lines - meaning > economy > of scale. IMHO the S2's technology is Leica's future and that pricing > (also IMHO) for future products including M and R will not be as > insane as > we've seen for products of the recent past. Dr. Kaufmann is > willing to be > patient, he's in this for the long run. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web.com - Microsoft? Exchange solutions from a leading provider - > http://link.mail2web.com/Business/Exchange > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information