Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/29

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Subject: [Leica] R-Solution (Photokina Report) What Leica really said - a quick and dirty translation
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:39:16 +0200
References: <714101.3383.qm@web33806.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Before all the rumours start again...

R-System

Eine digitale L?sung in Form einer digitalen R10 war 
?nicht darstellbar?. Ihre Entwicklung h?tte die Kr?fte 
der Leica Camera AG einfach ?berfordert. Die 
Entwicklung des S-Systems hat 30 Mio Entwicklungskosten 
erfordert, eine ?hnliche Kraftanstrengung f?r die 
digitale R h?tte die Firma finanziell ?berfordert.


       Was ist die ?Digitale L?sung f?r R-Objektive??

Die schlechte Nachricht: Es gibt derzeit keine L?sung. 
Leica arbeitet aber an einer L?sung ohne Spiegel, die 
genauen Spezifikationen sind aber derzeit noch offen. 
Ank?ndigungen sollen in Zukunft generell erst dann 
gemacht werden, sobald die Lieferbarkeit sicher 
gestellt ist.

Herr Schopf betonte in diesem Zusammenhang, dass Leica 
derzeit Zeit zur wirtschaftlichen Erholung ben?tigt.


A quick and dirty translation (comments in brackets are 
to cover linguistic ambiguities)


R-Solution

A digital solution in the form of an R 10 was not 
possible/feasible (darstellbar is engineer-speak). The 
development costs would have overstrained Leica Camera 
AG. The development of the S-System cost 30 million 
euros in development costs alone; a similar investment 
(effort and money) for a digital R would have 
overstrained the company's finances.

In the same context, Mr Schopf emphasised that Leica 
currently needs some time for economic recovery 
(financial recovery).


What is the ?Digital solution for R lenses?

The bad news first: there is currently no solution. 
Leica is looking into a mirrorless solution, but the 
precise specifications have not been decided (are still 
wide open). In the future, announcements will only be 
made when a product is deliverable.

Cheers
Douglas







On 30.09.2010 07:54, Richard Ward wrote:
> Ola Group,
>     wanted to pass along a link to a crumb of info re: Leica's R Solution.
> <http://leicarumors.com/>  Guess the L-Camera Forum users meeting with 
> Leica Corp
> BigWigs is available in german with a link to a google translation to 
> english.
> Leicarumors.com Webmaster says the R 'Solution' will be a mirror less 
> camera and
> it is not yet "presentable" due to financial, technical, and other reasons.
>     I personally wouldn't be surprised or offended if Leica as a company 
> was
> prioritizing resources toward resolving backlogs in both the M system and 
> the S
> system rather than going all 'vaporware' with a new mirrorless camera and 
> lenses
> being rolled out.
>     I also think their delay(s) in presenting whatever camera will be the 
> 'R
> Solution' is a positive indicator that Leica is NOT putting a Red-Dot 
> Wrapper
> around someone else's 'Micro Four Thirds' camera. Fingers Crossed.
> Peace
> Richard in Michigan________________________________
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