Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]More power to you, Frank - for your sake, I sure hope you've factored in Leica's poor track record when it comes to things electronic, and the fact that a Japanese buyer may drop this kludge faster than an EOS1 DmkII can fire.. ;-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Frank Filippone Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 9:41 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] DMR dead end? BD: I considered several ideas before I answered... The existing inventory of DMR backs that are finished or almost finished... Word from Germany in late December 2004 The financial condition of the company ... desperate..... The new emergence of a Leica Japan subsidiary... at a time when they are in financial straits.....and their knowledge of the Japanese's market. The consumer "drive" to buy perceived Leica Quality The ease of using existing lenses... no manual aperture stop down The type of Leica purchaser... well heeled amateur... The Firmware issue and updates The hardware repair issues It is not a dead end in the sense that it is a piece of consumer electronics, not a piece of mechanical fine engineering. I will stand by my previous comments..... The unstated catch? Do I think it is smart or prudent to buy a DMR? That depends on the personal risk assessment of the buyer. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net And after people pay more than 4K for it - or more than what a refurbed Canon EOS1D mkII autofocus CAMERA now goes for - if Leica soon goes under, where will the service and future firmware revisions come from? No. They have built a bunch of bodies, and are awaiting some firmware revisions to release the camera. It will become available, eventually. Then the answer to the question .... How well does it take pictures? .. will be foremost..... _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information