[Leica] Re: Erwin Puts on the DM-R

[bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)]

Speaking of the narrowing gap....
This image taken with the new full-frame Canon 5D and posted as a raw at
dpreview, was shot at 3200 iso...

http://img.dpreview.com/gallery/canoneos5d_preview/img_0128-raw-rit.jpg

The question isn't the DMR and Leica's survival, but with Canon pushing this
out the door at about 3K, it's every other company's ultimate survival....


On 8/28/05 11:42 AM, "Steven A. Melnyk" <melnyk@msu.edu> wrote:

> I have just had a chance to review Erwin's comments on the DM-R and
> frankly I am not too surprised. The long-term forecast for products
> such as the DM--R is not good.  Why?  What we have in the DM-R is an
> example of a hybrid technology.  These products and the technology
> that they are based typically represent a stop-gap measure.  Examples
> include the QBOF (the transition between the open hearth steel
> furnace and the Basic Oxygen Furnace), the bias-ply radial, and the
> steamship with sails.  In each case, the product thrived for a short
> period of time but ultimately they fail.  They are replaced by
> superior products and superior technology.
> 
> In spite of how much we enjoy Leicas, their lenses and their
> products, the reality is that for most photographers, the future is
> digital,  With new advances coming out as quickly as they have been,
> increasingly the quality gap between film and digital is rapidly
> closing.  I have a number of Leicas (M5, M6 TTL, M7, R9).  Yet, I no
> longer use them as often. Whenever I go out, I find myself reaching
> for my Canon 20D or my Nikon D2H.
> 
> Frankly, I am not too optimistic about the DM-R.  It is simply far
> too little, too late, and too expense. My two cents worth.
> 
> Steven A. Melnyk
> Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
> Michigan State University
> melnyk@msu.edu
> 
> 
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