Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]there was mentioned that over 3days more would be announced. What date is it then? regards Meino de Graaf Ed Kowaleski wrote: > I am so happy with my M9 and Panasonic Gs that I would have no interest in > a > new rangefinder camera (with the possible exception of a CLE type rf that > took M lenses - not at all probable). The "Rumor" disavowed Leica and > Nikon although about a year ago there were some rumors of Nikon producing a > RF Camera that used the M bayonet mount. I cannot imagine a market to > support the R&D. > > A friend of mine, Mark Theken, spent the weekend with us. He had been a > rep > for the Professional Division of Fuji for many years and retired about ten > years ago. Following his work with Fuji, he made a living buying and > selling High end used Camera Equipment and over the years I have bought a > small number of things from him but I have sold most of my pre-digital > equipment through him. He is very much a straight shooter and with me he > only took a 10% commission on what he sold. Vahan's widow also used him to > sell Vahan's equipment. I believe Bill Whiston also sold his "R" system > through Mark. In any event, he is pretty much out of the camera business > (although he remains a Leica dealer) and has moved into the Used Classic > Watch markets which he has found very profitable. He thinks that still > photography will diminish in favor or more and more digital TV and is > trying > to convince me that therein lies the future. At 82, I do not really care. > > I know Canon is currently the big winner of the marketing wars these days > but I have only owned their small P&S digitals which I have since sold. I > know Tina Manley used Canon's before she hooked on to Leica but she has > made > many disparaging remarks about their quality on the LUG over the years. > Still, a lot of people mseem to be using Canon's so perhaps they wiol > venture into the 4/3 rf market. > > I still predict that there will be an iteration in years to come of the X1 > that takes interchangeable lenses. > > I look forward to hearing Hoffman. Thank you very much. > > Ed > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+ekowaleski=twmi.rr.com at leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+ekowaleski=twmi.rr.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Richard Taylor > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 2:21 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: [Leica] New Digital (?) Rangfinder Rumor > > I found this via 4/3rds Rumors this afternoon. > > http://www.canonrumors.com/2010/03/canon-rangefinder/ > > > Regards, > > Dick > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >