Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree. With the Zeiss film body priced ~ $1.6K, they are setup to introduce a digital body possibly priced like the Epson/CV, e.g., ~$3K. With the Zeiss label, nicer styling than the Epson and longer RF base, such a digital M body could sell very well against a $6K or whatever Leica digi-M. We'll see. Scott B. D. Colen wrote: >The BIG question regarding the digital M is...what is Zeiss up to? My >assumption is that the film body - that has yet to appear, right? - is just >a place holder for a Zeiss M-mount digital rangefinder. Zeiss's introducing >a film M clone and lenses at this point otherwise makes virtually no sense >from a business standpoint. And if I'm correct, the question then is will >the ZDM or the LDM appear first? > > >On 6/28/05 12:26 PM, "David Mason" <masonster@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>Kind of makes you wonder when the digital M will actually appear >>(assuming, of course, that Leica still exists then). What have they >>said, late 2006? Lets see... that should mean early 2008? >> >> >> >>On 6/28/05, Bob Haight <rhaightjr@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> >>>DMR this is the Digital Module R? Its been so long I >>>cannot even remember. Maybe Leica should just skip >>>this generation and just start with the DMRII. >>> >>>--- Peter Werner <pwerner@bluewin.ch> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I phoned Photo Ganz. They do NOT have it in stock, >>>>only a demo. They say >>>>it will be available in autumn. >>>> >>>>This is quite logical. According to a Leica source, >>>>they will first >>>>supply pre-ordered and pre-paid units (some 1500) >>>>and they have >>>>scheduled to ship 100 units per week. >>>> >>>>Simple arithmetic. >>>> >>>>Peter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>lug-bounces+pwerner=bluewin.ch@leica-users.org >>>>[mailto:lug- >>>> >>>> >>>>>bounces+pwerner=bluewin.ch@leica-users.org] On >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Behalf Of Daniel >>>>Ridings >>>> >>>> >>>>>Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 16:25 >>>>>To: Leica Users Group >>>>>Subject: Re: [Leica] where oh where is the DMR? >>>>> >>>>>You're hopeless, B.D.! You'd never be a good >>>>> >>>>> >>>>businessman. >>>> >>>> >>>>>Now ... you already have their money (the one's >>>>> >>>>> >>>>with the pre-orders) >>>> >>>> >>>>>so it's not going to help you a bit by giving them >>>>> >>>>> >>>>anything. Better to >>>> >>>> >>>>>send the cameras off to a country where they can >>>>> >>>>> >>>>be sold at full >>>> >>>> >>>>>retail price with a hefty margin. That's new >>>>> >>>>> >>>>money, you see? :-) >>>> >>>> >>>>>Daniel >>>>> >>>>>On 6/28/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>>Actually, not at all a good sign - given how >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>long this product has >>>>been >>>> >>>> >>>>>>promised, and given how limited its production >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>is, no one should >>>>have >>>> >>>> >>>>>them >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>"in stock" for the first year or so - they >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>should all be going >>>>directly >>>> >>>> >>>>>to >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>customers with pre-orders. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>__________________________________________________ >>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>>http://mail.yahoo.com >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >