Re: [Leica] Leica R8 Brick

["dominique pellissier" <noct@club-internet.fr>]

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From: Lucien <director@ubi.edu>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R8 Brick


> dominique pellissier wrote:
>
> > In my opinion there is a solution for Leica : abandon the R system
>
> Dominique,
>
> If really there is no market anymore for a top-of-the-range
> non-AF reflex with some of the best lenses in the world, I agree.
>
> (Note for the Canon's worshipper: I didn't wrote THE best
> lenses in the world).
>
> But if it's because of other reasons, (bad marketing, long
> delays etc...) then I think there is still something else to do.
>
> Anyway, if they stop it, I hope they will let us know before.
> Because then I intend to buy 2 more R8's to preserve the
> future of my lenses.
> They certainly deserve it and the manner those objectives
> are build, my great-grandchildren will still use them.
> ;-)
> And also because I like the R8 very much. It's really a
> great camera with really few missing details.
>
> The top-of-the-range AF reflex with the f/2,8 zooms that I
> use when it's necessary has some also.
>
> Lucien
>

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Lucien,

In the last financial report, we read :
"In the high-quality SLR cameras market, which is
in constant decline, the products of the Leica R
system achieved sales of DM 8.7 million, a 21.3%
decrease as compared to the prior year. The Com-pany
was aware of this market situation and has
taken it into account in setting up the budget"

It seems that all the segment of high-quality SLR cameras, from Leica and
others, "is in constant decline".
As you, I find the R8 very very attractive but...