Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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