Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/24

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Subject: [Leica] Leica T
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:38:13 +0200 (CEST)
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And, as if on cue, a dealer in Portugal just posted the price list on
Facebook. MSRP 1550 Euro (body only).

Good luck with that.

Nathan

Op Do, 24 april, 2014 12:34, schreef Nathan Wajsman:
> Yes, but then it has to be at a price point that is quite different from
> Leica's usual price points. If the audience is "far removed from being
> Leicaphile" then it is probably not prepared to pay Leica prices either.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Op Do, 24 april, 2014 12:05, schreef Douglas Sharp:
>> And, in that, is precisely the thing to address a
>> target group that is far removed from being Leicaphile.
>>
>> Leicaphilia and the failure to treat it has often
>> enough led to the pending demise of the company.
>>
>> Leica listened to the SLR faction and almost dropped
>> the M series - in contrast, Leica did not heed the
>> pleas of the R-Leicaphiles, invested in the S, and went
>> on to develop the digital M.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>> On 24.04.2014 09:42, philippe.amard at sfr.fr wrote:
>>> Thanks john
>>>
>>>
>>> it looks it's got everything Leicaphiles have repeatedly said they
>>> hate;
>>>
>>>
>>> - emasculated sensor,
>>> - EVF,
>>> - AF,
>>> - stereo movie recording,
>>> - liveview,
>>> - minimal ergonomics,
>>> and perhaps more.
>>>
>>>
>>> Who's right and who's wrong I don't know but it could be an apt
>>> replacement piece for Digilux3 users such as I was.
>>> And of course for the FB generation as stated in the thread, which
>>> means
>>> it may already be old hat from what my kids tell me.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks again
>>>
>>>
>>> Now waiting for the price tag Philippe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> ========================================
>>>
>>> Message du : 24/04/2014 00:18
>>> De : "John McMaster " <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
>>> A : "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Copie ? :
>>> Sujet : [Leica] Leica T
>>>
>>>
>>>   Looks like this camera (to be launched later today) is APS-C but will
>>> be able to take M lenses.....
>>>
>>> http://leicarumors.com/2014/04/23/leica-t-website-now-live.aspx/#more-27300
>>>
>>> john
>>>
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>
>
> --
> Nathan Wajsman
> photo at frozenlight.eu
>
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-- 
Nathan Wajsman
photo at frozenlight.eu


Replies: Reply from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] Leica T)
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Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] Leica T)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Leica T)