Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., whether they accomplished the "impossible" or not is a discussion we don't need to re-hash. Everything is possible if costs are ignored. And, they didn't accomplish this astounding feat "at a time when Leica and all the traditionalists said it couldn't be done". They accomplished it 3 years later, when technology reduced technical barriers and after the buying public was conditioned to accept a crop factor. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -----Original Message----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> Sent: Oct 13, 2004 9:32 AM To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> Subject: RE: [Leica] Say Hello to Hermes Leica -- THE Photog's FashionStatement Which means they accomplished the "impossible" - at a time when Leica and all the traditionalists said it couldn't be done, in three years from start to having it in consumer's hands. Interesting. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Yao Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 12:03 PM To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] Say Hello to Hermes Leica -- THE Photog's FashionStatement on 13/10/04 10:54 pm, Douglas Herr at telyt@earthlink.net wrote: > So, how long was Epson/Cosina working on this before they made it > public? What's the inside scoop, B.D.? Epson told me the project began in 2001. Joseph _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information