Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/28

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Mini m
From: dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella)
Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 21:56:40 -0400
References: <F6CC0EDD-1F48-4A39-B76E-43357BD202F7@aol.com>

That would be a best-case scenario. Sadly, it looks like the outcome is 
going to be a camera that has to be used in (a) arms-length mode or (b) with 
a clunky little EVF.  Why is Leica so hostile to eye-level viewfinder in its 
smaller cameras?

Dante

On May 27, 2013, at 8:02 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:

> My guess is that the Leica mini m is simply a rebaged and cosmetically 
> altered Fuji x, possibly with an M mount. Leica and Fuji have had a long 
> relationship. Remember that the first Leica digitals were Fujis. The 
> Digilux was a Fuji MX-700, the Digilux Zoom, a Fuji MX-1700, and the 
> Diglux 4.3, a Fuji 4700 Zoom. Back in the film days Leica had a 
> relationship with Minolta. The Leica CL was a Minolta product.
> 
> What better, cheaper, and more expedient way to fill a marketing void than 
> simply putting your name on someone else's product.
> 
> Larry Z
> 
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at aol.com (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Leica Mini m)