[Leica] Digital "crop factor"

[feli2 at earthlink.net (feli)]

Oh, B.D. come one now. Where's that stiff upper lip? ;-)  Let's see 
what happens
and hope for the best. If it blows up in our face, we'll have plenty of 
time to
bitch about it. Besides, someone will probably swoop in and buy them if 
the
shit really hits the fan.

Feli


On Oct 15, 2004, at 11:08 AM, B. D. Colen wrote:

> I wouldn't bet on anything "down the road," Feli. Face it, most of the
> market for the digital M is going to be the amateur/hobbiest market, 
> and
> how many people in that category are going to pay $5000  to $7000K for 
> a
> 1.33 crop digital M and then turn around and pay $10K later on for a
> full-frame model? Damn few. And if people don't buy the 1.33 crop model
> - assuming there is one, thinking they're going to wait for the full
> frame model, Leica will go  belly up while people wait.
>
> BTW - Where is the digital back for the R? Does anyone have an arrival
> date?
>
> B. D.
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