Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 10/15/04 11:08 AM, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> typed: > 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. > I think the hobbyists will never tire of their HO trains and stuffed Ravens and have not much of an impact on Leica digital R. People wont buy a 1.33 and then upgrade to a full frame because they wont have to. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/