FreeLists / leicareflex / [LRflex] Re: IMPORTANT: Re: DMR Support

[Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This sure has been a chicken little scenario!
Since it's relevant again, for those of you who just had a bout of  
hand-wringing, I still have the R8 for that DMR.

Slobodan Dimitrov




On Jan 26, 2007, at 2:37 PM, David Young wrote:

> All:
>
> As you all know, it has been reported that Stephen Gandy (of
> CameraQuest fame) reported on one of the other lists that Leica is
> soon to withdraw support for the DMR.
>
> I have, within the last few minutes, spoken with Christian
> Erhardt,  Marketing Manager with Leica USA.  He tells me:
>
> [1] That Leica has no plans to withdraw support from the DMR.
>
> [2] The DMR remains available and will continue to do so.
>
> [3] Parts and service will continue to be available for the DMR, as
> with all Leica products.
>
> [4] v1.3 of the DMR's firmware is still "in the works".  There have
> been delays, and Leica USA do not have a firm date, at this time, for
> it's introduction.  However, Imacon is "working very hard" to make
> the release as bug-free as possible and it is "still in the works".
>
> I have not talked to Stephen since Wetzlar, but I am assuming that he
> noticed the delays in v1.3 and interpreted that as Leica giving up.
> Such posts are unfortunate, as they cause panic in people when it is
> not warranted.
>
> Just thought you'd like to know.
>
> Cheers!
>
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