Re: [Leica] Leica and a new M?

[DFStein@aol.com]

Good points and I agree.  And Konica Hexar RF pricing will likely make it an 
either/or decision (electronic assists vs. mechanical) rather than best of 
both worlds.  But shouldn't Leica be creating its own market.

In contrast, the Cosina Bessa RF may not last a lifetime, but will add 
desirable modern functions as it brings new vitality to a whole slew of screw 
mount lenses-a great marriage of affordable new and worthwhile old.  Dealers 
with stocks of screw mount lenses, whether Leica, Canon or Soviet/Ukraine, 
should be drooling.  

Look at RFs in general; there have always been and are design and use 
distinctions that express themselves in the types of images produced.  On the 
other hand, SLRs really are pretty much alike.  It took Canon, with recent 
technology, to came up with something "no one else has" in the form of 
eye-controlled focus (for better or worse) and image stabilization.  In fact, 
too bad the pellicle mirror didn't work out-Canon again.

Leica can remain the best and brightest in a traditional mode, a la Rolls 
Royce.  It could also be an innovator.