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

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Subject: [Leica] Leica T
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 12:38:39 +0200
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In Leica terms, affordable;-)


On 24.04.2014 12:38, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 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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Replies: Reply from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Leica T)
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Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Leica T)