Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Exactly! No nonsense about Oscar Barnack, or Sultan of Brunei special editions etc. Just hard info about a specialized service which may or may not be a sufficiently large market to sustain a company (I just don't know enough about these things) but at least it plays to Leica's core competencies. Nathan Kit McChesney wrote: > Take a look at this: > > http://www.leica-camera.com/imperia/md/content/pdf/industriegeschft/1.pdf > > Kit > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Nathan Wajsman > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 11:00 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Lost Faith in Leica > > I think that the digital R back is absolutely the right thing to do for > Leica. The only reason I decided not to wait for it is that I expect the > price to be out of my range, and the Canon DSLR is quite happy with the > Leica 100mm Apo Macro on it. > > The real egg in Leica's face is the digital M. For the last 3-4 years > they have been explaining how it is impossible because of this and that, > then the Cosina/Epson thing gets announced, and suddenly a digital M is > possible--at the 2006 Photokina, presumably. > > I continue to be firmly convinced that Leica's corporate future lies in > concentrating on lens design and possibly lens manufacture, either as an > independent supplier to others a la Tokina or Tamron, or as part of > one of the big companies like Nikon or Canon. > > Nathan > > John Collier wrote: > > >>You may be right, you may be wrong. >> >>Leica has been a niche system since the early seventies. They would be >>fools to try and go mainstream and compete with the big boys. They are >>trying and the R Digital back may be a step in the right direction. Time >>will tell. >> >>Two things I do know are that nothing matches my way of seeing better >>than a M viewfinder; and, that the latest lenses are breathtakingly good. >> >>I have nothing to complain about. >> >>John Collier >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com