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

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Subject: [Leica] Leica T
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 03:49:47 -0700
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You didn't buy your M T240 et al and stole them? :-)


On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 3:44 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> 
wrote:

> The most expensive camera I have bought is a Nikon D800E ;-) Never liked
> it so never used it and traded it in with only a few hundred shots taken,
> every Leica I have used I have liked from the start and used...
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org [mailto:
> lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.nz at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas
> Sharp
> Sent: Thursday, 24 April 2014 10:39 p.m.
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica T
>
> 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
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Tous vos emails en 1 clic avec l'application SFR Mail sur iPhone et
> >>>> Android - En savoir plus.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ========================================
> >>>>
> >>>> 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/#mo
> >>>> re-27300
> >>>>
> >>>> john
> >>>>
>
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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Replies: Reply from frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE) ([Leica] Leica T)
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