Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good evening all ;-) Beside the fact that the Leica M6 system is "a total approach to photography" it is NOT perfect, I think there are still a large opportunities for evolutions in the M cameras: - -The first one is the shutter speed and the synchro X. - -the second is the viewfinder with variable magnification according to the lens mounted. (e.g, always the same frame but the magnification change) - -and probably other And I agree that there is a market for simpler and cheaper M camera (as the M2 at its time). regards, Xavier Andre Jean Quintal wrote: > Good Morning Roger, and all, > > YES, I agree with you: the M6 is a pro tool. > I'm not advocating a specific this or that, > just voicing what I think would be ANOTHER > viable LEICA brand (and quality) product. > > Audio freaks resisted giving up their vinyls > but their system parameters are antiquated > and wouldn't sell, though I can understand they are > happy with vinyls. > > To me, the M6 system is a SYSTEM, > a total approach to photography. > > BUT, LEICA will eventually come up with > INTERMEDIATE offerings, most probably somewhere > between a point-and-shoot and a M6 TTL. > I happen to think the LEICA M6, and variants, > will remain the wonderful pinnacle they truly are, > but there is a place and a market in between the Minilux > Zoom and the LEICA M6, in LEICA's very own > markets and distribution system, worldwide. > I would hope the LEICA people agree to pursue > a broader, more mass appeal market, retaining their > philosophy and quality, with HYBRID products > that stand borderline between SLR and rangefinder, > that the average joe can use twice a year > and be assured of outstanding results, > and that do not require spin maven to sell... > Hoping that what next comes from LEICA will be > enough of a product to sell on merit at more > accessible price points, while the flagship > M6 and R8 continue to evolve and remain > references in their own right. > Part of my point, too, was that it's quite difficult > to make the M6 evolve much further without a major > and extremely costly re-design, taking into account > the general enchantment of the M6 crowd, > internationally even. > > I was hitting [ hinting ? ] for a notch below, > a bit like the Harley Davidson 'Sportster' ... > > Andre Jean Quintal > > At 07:15 -0700 23/06/99, Roger Beamon wrote: > >On 23 Jun 99, Andre Jean Quintal wrote, at least in part: > > > >> -- it would, perhaps, make more sense to develop > >> a totally different product that banks > >> on LEICA optics. > >> I'd tend to vote for a black titanium body rangefinder > >> that looks like an SLR, has auto everything, > > > ><snip> > > > >Yuck, Andre! I wouldn't go near that 'dream camera'. Precisely > >why I sold my EOS 1n kit. > > > >It's "horses for courses" for me. That's why I own an M6 and a > >R6.2. I do recognize, however, the enormity of that market; just > >hope that Leica doesn't pursue it. > > > >-- > >Roger > >mailto:roger@beamon.org > > > > Forecasting is very difficult, > > especially if it involves the future. > > -- Casey Stengel > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > "Of course, everybody knows pigs rule this World." > > Miss Piggy, in a private interview > leading to her authorized life story. - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logean Xavier e-mail: xavier.logean@epfl.ch Swiss Federal Institute Phone : ++41 21 693 52 57 of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) Fax : ++41 21 693 66 10 Computer Science Department (DI) url : http://icawww.epfl.ch Institute for computer Communications and Applications (ICA) CH-1015 Lausanne - --------------------------------------------------------------------------