Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/24

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Mini-M [was Re: REASONS why leica is so slow with M]
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 22:16:53 -0400
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What amazes me most about the Leica announcement of the Mini M is the yawn 
it seems to have received from the LUG.  I wouldn't say the LUF was exactly 
ablaze with excitement ... 

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/285598-mini-m.html

... but we're absolutely moribund about it.

That is astonishing, if you think about it.      

Dick



On May 24, 2013, at 9:35 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> It's not a rumour, George. It is up on the official site and their blog as
> a teaser to increase interest I guess.
> I don't know that they are concerned with competing with FujiFilm though.
> Different market segments. I don't think that it will compete with the M
> Typ 240 either and for the same reason. Still I'm not a business manager.
> The new Leica has been in development for at least 3 years I believe.
> 
> 
> *Breathe in, breathe out, move on* -- Jimmy Buffett
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> 
> 
> On 25 May 2013 11:03, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On May 23, 2013, at 9:36 AM, mehrdad wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>> http://photorumors.com/2013/05/23/leica-coming-out-with-a-mini-m-camera-on-june-11/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotoRumors+%28PhotoRumors.com%29
>>> 
>>> 
>>> they are working on another camera!!
>> 
>> they trying to put their finger in the hole that Fuji drilled in the dike?
>> 
>> Regards,
>> George Lottermoser
>> george at imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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