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Subject: [Leica] Sad news for Flexers
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 01:09:27 +0100
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Hi Michiel,

Unfortunately I've never work with SL neither with the R6 (this one I  
think is a dream), I had an R3 and a R4; I agree of course for your  
actual use the R system is more comfortble.

Cheers
Lluis

El 05/03/2009, a las 23:00, Michiel Fokkema escribi?:

> I'm using my R gear more then the M stuff nowadays.
> I don't do much street shooting any more. I changed my style a bit  
> to urban, cityscapes and details. I really appreciate the accuracy  
> of framing, close focus and depth of view preview of the R system.
> And I must say that a SL feels like a M2 and the R6 feels like a M6  
> to me.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michiel Fokkema
>
> Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>> I'm agree Philippe, the R is for me a great "souvenir", the R  
>> lenses was really great, even if I sold all my Leica R gear 5 years  
>> ago,
>> Amiti?s
>> Lluis
>> El 05/03/2009, a las 18:13, Philippe AMARD escribi?:
>>> I got the original message too.
>>> Well, they must have needed that cash badly.
>>> We may also conclude the guarantee period on the last R(s?) they  
>>> sold is now out... which tells a lot about film camera sales over  
>>> the past months/years.
>>> Cleaning the drawers before new management comes in also makes  
>>> sense, in a way.
>>>
>>> The good news, for some, is that Leica is now a company totally  
>>> committed to digital.
>>> The sad news is that it further excludes R users of their target  
>>> population.
>>> I feel I'm more the latter, and will have to keep learning to do  
>>> without Leica.
>>> Pity the whole experiment is sort of a 'way of the cross' ; I  
>>> really had had fun with the R9.2 Diesel:
>>> http://gallery.lfi-online.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=36
>>>  
>>>  
>>> <http://gallery.lfi-online.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=36
>>>  
>>> >
>>>
>>> Bien amicalement.
>>> Phili^^e
>>>
>>> Chris L wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> From: Miha Golobic <miha.golobic at gmail.com>
>>>> To: leicareflex at freelists.org
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2009 10:56:45 AM
>>>> Subject: [LRflex] A sad news for Flexers
>>>>
>>>> I got this e-mail from Leica forum:
>>>> After the good news regarding the LEICA M8 Firmware, not so  
>>>> positive news about the Leica R-system in this newsletter issue:
>>>> Leica yesterday informed their sales agencies and dealers, that  
>>>> Leica has no more stock of Leica R9 cameras and Leica R Lenses. A  
>>>> new production is not planned either.
>>>> Leica also writes that they are working hard "on making a  
>>>> generation change possible for the current R-System", for this  
>>>> the knowledge gained through the development of the LEICA S2 has  
>>>> helped tremendously.
>>>> This fits into the Leica's and Dr. Kaufmann's commitment to a  
>>>> digital R camera during the photokina.
>>>> In this moment I have no clue what this means for the Leica R  
>>>> photographers among us. But I'll keep on pestering my contact  
>>>> persons with questions in order to keep you up to date.
>>>> Discuss this topic in this thread.
>>>> Advertisement
>>>> The good news:
>>>> Sh Photo has acquired the whole remaining stock of Leica R  
>>>> cameras and lenses from Leica Camera AG and offers it in their  
>>>> online shop.
>>>> Here it is:
>>>> The last chance to acquire new R9 cameras and lenses!
>>>> Order now, stock is limited!
>>>> Oh great!!  I absolutely hate SHP/Arsenal....
>>>>
>>>> Hope this really is a bad rumour, as it bodes ill to any future  
>>>> R10.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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