fotografz Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 As if anything anyone says here will have any impact on what will, or will not happen to the Brand. Speculative bashing of this sort is a waste of time even for a troll. Use the gear and make photos. If something happens, so what? Will the camera you now have stop working as a result? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icuneko Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 <AMEN!> Moderators, what about the separation of church and Leica??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_wills Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Thanks Sandy, you said it all so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert goldstein Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Human beings like to gossip. It's a fact. Deal with it. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 </i> ital off? Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank granovski Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Is there a M8 in the works? How about an MP2 or an MP TTL? Thanks, and always optimistic in the face of gloom. ;*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_werner1 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 </i>I fully agree. I hope this empty speculations will stop. Let us know REAL NEWS but stop just repeating hundred times the same stale rumors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 M8d is under development. It will have a swing open back, take a Nikon F3 motor drive, TTL AE, and will have a full frame 14 megapixel optional digital back as well as a data back good untill 2075. Data will be written between frames like the G2. A bulk back for 250 exp is also being considered. 35mm frame lines will have marks for a 40mm lens. Let's hope it gets made! Yes I just made it up but that's how rumors start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbing Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Didn't you hear? I heard from a very reliable friend of a guy who knows one of the Leica factory Security Guards that Kyocera is going to buy Leica...this business of getting rid of Contax is just a feint to throw people off the scent. At least that is what I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_stobbs3 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I am not sure if "beating a dead horse" is the best figure of speech to be using. Too ambiguous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorfo_hlingat Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Cannot remember who uttered these words."Nattering Nabobs of Negativism".Rather hits the target regarding the subject post.Looking forward to the DMR back for my R9.And future iterations.Freedom of choice.Mind your own business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtdnyc Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 "nattering nabobs of negativism..." Spoken by Spiro Agnew. Written by William Safire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorfo_hlingat Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Thank you Jonathan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom m. Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 <i></i>Heather, I'm with you on the italics issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob soltis Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Thanks Sandy, and amen. Let's make pictures and post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_mueller2 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 The truth of the matter is that Leica is not winning over the next generation of pro photogs and hobbyists. We're all going digital. Since buying my Canon 300D, I haven't touched my M5. Digital is cheaper (in the long run) and more satisfying due to instant gratification. It's hard to beat that combination. In the meantime, the Leica cult is aging and growing smaller. Leica is not going to turn that around with more stupid commemoratives and special paint jobs. The 40 year old Leica M3 is really no different than the Leica MP, nor the M6. Who cares if its hammertone or black or chrome or safari green? They all do the same thing. Would you invest in a company that made only old style commemorative brass typwriters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Sandy, what you typed rang true to my ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 We'll see how well L<b>eica does. Didn't this happen before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 "Digital is cheaper (in the long run) and more satisfying due to instant gratification." HIGHLY debatable statements I think...but it's all been discussed ad nauseam so I'm not starting it up again... Sandy, I agree with you! Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_portera Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Speak for yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger_hicks1 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Dear Jim, Cheaper, no. More satisfying, no. These are personal judgements. I use a digital camera only when I have to or when I don't need the kind of quality I can get with film. You feel differently. Fine. But not everyone agrees with you. The analogy is not with a typewriter company but with Morgan cars, Gandolfi cameras, high-quality mechanical watches. Enough people believe in such things to keep the companies in business -- and if commemoratives and funny paint jobs are what it takes to tip the balance and keep Leica in business, more power to commmemoratives and funny paint jobs. Cheers, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_mueller2 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 After reading my own post, I just want to add that I didn't mean to be so negative. Believe me when I say, I want to see Leica thrive. After all, I have an investment in Leica lenses and and a body too. I just happen to think Leica is on the wrong track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_werner1 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Rather than crying over an imaginary Leica demise, try to be more positive. Look at some posts in the <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00BRf3">Where to from here Leica</a> thread. While there, too, there is a lot of whining, there also some positive contributions.<br><br> The DMR is here; in Germany there are already workshops; For details have a look at the <a href="http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00BSKd">DMR (Digital Module R) Workshops in North America</a> thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_werner1 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Switching</b> off bold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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