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Subject: [Leica] Fuji's rangefinder sort of looking digital
From: shino at panix.com (Rei Shinozuka)
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:18:50 -0400
References: <596391.84008.qm@web114701.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

  i'm no insider,  these are just some observations from a squishy MBA 
who also went to engineering school long ago!

but thanks,

-rei


On 09/20/2010 10:13 AM, W. R. Smith wrote:
> Rei:
>
> Thanks for explaining it to me!
>
> Bill
>
> --- On Mon, 9/20/10, Rei Shinozuka<shino at panix.com>  wrote:
>
> From: Rei Shinozuka<shino at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji's rangefinder sort of looking digital
> To: "Leica Users Group"<lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010, 9:02 AM
>
>    an interchangable lens AF system would necessitate greater size and
> complexity of the lens and lens-mount, and importantly for a viewfinder
> camera, would require a more complex optical finder.
>
> from the marketing viewpoint, an interchangable lens system camera would
> become a substitute for leica Ms and DSLRs, rather than a complement. 
> while building a substitute may be desirable, the audience, price
> points, scope of functionality, and ability to capture customers of an
> existing system require a different analysis, and from what i've read,
> companies building system DSLRs are racing to the bottom in terms of 
> margin.
>
> so a stand-alone quality P&S in the vein of the Contax T family makes a
> lot of sense to me, at least.  the next question is whether the price
> will be higher or lower than X1.
>
> -rei
>
>
> On 09/20/2010 09:48 AM, W. R. Smith wrote:
>> I wish somebody could explain to me why they didn't make so it would take 
>> some kind of interchangeable lenses. Otherwise, it just looks like some 
>> gimmicky (retro look) P&S to me.
>>
>> --- On Mon, 9/20/10, EPL<manolito at videotron.ca>   wrote:
>>
>> From: EPL<manolito at videotron.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Fuji's rangefinder sort of looking digital
>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>> Date: Monday, September 20, 2010, 7:33 AM
>>
>> But will they make an all-black version???
>>
>> ;-)
>>
>> Emanuel
>>
>>
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