Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil, don't let common sense get in the way! :-) Ted, on your point, with the swelling ranks of the nouveau riche in BRIC countries and a limited production capacity, maybe Leica can afford to leave all of its old customers out in the cold. Who is buying $6k a la carte MPs and M7s? I would note that Leicas have at almost all times been extravagantly priced for nonprofessional users, with the only times they were 'affordable' seeming to have been (1) any of the times Leica was tanking - most recently running up to the intro of the M8 or (2) where big technological shifts knocked the floor out of used prices on film equipment. Also, since the early 2000s, there has been inflation, and the dollar-euro exchange rate has deteriorated very significantly. That's not to defend Leica's up-marketing of itself. I suspect that BRIC spending supports that, just as I suspect it supports Omega's recent attempts to price itself into Rolex territory. Dante On May 28, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Phil Forrest <photo.forrest at earthlink.net> wrote: > If the sensor isn't sensitive to the color spectrum in any other value > than luminance, they can't assign a value to it arbitrarily. They can't > put data where there is none. > > Phil Forrest > > > > On Mon, 28 May 2012 11:52:24 -0500 > James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ric, >> >> No, maybe I didn't make myself clear enough. I know the sensor is not >> color sensitive but if the images can be modified after the fact in >> Silver Efex Pro 2 why can't the Leica engineers modify the software to >> do the same thing? In camera, like a slew of point-and-shoot cameras >> do already, and give us a JPEG with the modified image. Seems like a >> no-brainer to me, but then I guess they'd lose all that profit from >> filter sales. I just don't think I'd want to slap ANY filter in front >> of that kit, Leica-branded or no. Just MHO. >> >> Jim Laird >> >> On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> >> wrote: >>> but, it's not POSSIBLE if the sensor is NOT color sensitive >>> >>> ric >>> >>> >>> On May 28, 2012, at 10:57 AM, James Laird wrote: >>> >>>> Jayanand, >>>> >>>> That's true but it sure would be nice to have that ability in >>>> camera so you could mimic say a yellow filter to get a JPEG for >>>> reference purposes or a quick print or web pic. Seems like an >>>> $8000 camera SHOULD be able to do that, but maybe its just wishful >>>> thinking on my part. >>>> >>>> Jim Laird >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > > -- > http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information