[Leica] No R-10

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

This isn't aimed at you Geoff, rather a general statement.

There's currently a point being put forward on the LUF, mainly by one
individual it has to be said, about Leica needing to concentrate their R&D
efforts on a new Visioflex for the M.

Any thought about the viability of such a system? I've taken quite a
hard-line 'you have to be joking' stance as I think it's a waste of money to
attempt to resurrect a system that wasn't popular 30 years ago.

Do people think such a system would sell to M users?

Steve


On 14/6/09 22:01, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote:

> Some amplication to the best of my recollection:
> 
> Stefan said that an important factor for any possible future Leica digital
> camera is that Leica developed and control all of the S2 design in house.
> When he said that Leica was unhappy with current four thirds sensor quality
> (noise) and a four thirds system camera was not planned, there were
> rumblings from the floor and he was pressed about an EVF model (Electronic
> ViewFinder for those not keeping up). He did not verbally respond to a
> quastion whether Leica could design their own sensor. He asked for a show 
> of
> hands for who would buy such a camera. Perhaps one third or the room raised
> their hands. Further question on the EVF resulted on a statement that Leica
> regarded the Panasonic G1 as the very lowest acceptable quality for any 
> such
> hypothetical EVF. Another Japanese electronics manufacturer (not Fuji, 
> Nikon
> or Canon) was mentioned as a possible future partner. Leica also does not
> intend to directly compete with Canon/Nikon on dSLRs.
> Leica is also reportedly happy with their connection with Jen Optik but
> not Imacon.
> The German word that Herr Daniels used for the solution for R lenses (not
> before next Photokina, too ambitious) was ad?quat if native German speakers
> care to micro dissect his meaning.
> 2009/6/14 Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>