[LRflex] Re: IMPORTANT: Re: DMR Support, all together now. please read

  • From: mehrdad <msadat@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:10:16 -0800

ok here is a link to rob galbraith's site

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-8736-8825

looks like DMR is done.i still want the 1.3

On 2/4/07, drpuritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <drpuritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As always, thanks for the detailed and informative reply David.
>
> Elliot
> >
> > From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 2007/02/04 Sun PM 12:41:06 EST
> > To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [LRflex] Re: IMPORTANT: Re: DMR Support, all together now.
> >   please read
> >
> > Elliot wrote:
> > >I'd be interested to hear from all of the very accomplished and
> > >pleased DMR users.
> > >Now I wonder about the R10.
> > >
> > >As an aside, I am visiting family in Boston and I stopped in at
> > >Newtonville Camera, one of my favorite
> > >"old time" photo stores.  Interesting to know that they are sold out
> > >of M8 cameras, with no more
> > >expected until April.  Also, no DMR modules in stock, or on the horizon.
> > Hi Elliot!
> >
> > As I mentioned to Mehrdad, the DMR is a fine picture making machine,
> > even with it's existing firmware.  Just yesterday, while
> > photographing the Polarthon (3km speed skate, 4 km run, 5km X-country
> > ski) a photojournalism student, at nearby Three Rivers University,
> > looked at the back panel of my DMR and exclaimed "Wow! I wish I could
> > get colours like that with my Nikon ! "
> >
> > And, as mentioned in my earlier post, the DMRs remain available.
> > However, few dealers are keen to stock it, as sales are slow.  Still,
> > they can order them.  (There have been stories about dealers who did
> > not support Leica with the DMR finding themselves "low on the totem
> > pole", for M8 deliveries.  While this is a common practice in
> > business, I have no way of knowing if it is true.)
> >
> > You need not wonder about the R10.  Leica's intention is to build
> > both hardware and firmware for the R10 so that they avoid exactly the
> > problems they are apparently having with Imacon.  No company can
> > afford to be "held hostage" to another, as Leica are to Imacon, for the DMR.
> >
> > As previously mentioned, Leica are building up their "in house"
> > expertise, for firmware, and now write their own code for their
> > PanaLeicas.  However, at this point, they do not have the expertise
> > to write firmware for the M8 or DMR.  They plan on having this in
> > place for the R10.
> >
> > As an aside, rumours (and only rumours) have it that this is why the
> > Sinar purchase fell through.  Leica thought they were getting
> > Jenoptik's software group as part of the Sinar deal.  Jenoptik
> > thought otherwise.  Had Leica got what they wanted, I'm pretty sure
> > Leica would have offered lenses for Sinars - especially the Sinar-M
> > and Sinar Hy6 (http://tinyurl.com/yp6pvo).  Purchasing Jenoptik's
> > software group (who wrote the M8's firmware) would have quickly put
> > them firmly in the digital game.  Alas; that, it seems, was not to be.
> >
> > As for the M8 ... well, despite it's problems (banding - cured by a
> > recall; IR sensitivity - cured by filters; and noise - more noise at
> > high ISO's than the DMR, it seems) it's initial, sold-out shipment
> > totaled more units than I understand they've sold DMRs to date!  The
> > M8 will, it seems, save Leica.  However, to be "a player" in the
> > camera business, they must have a dSLR which works - and works very,
> > very well.  The R10 is intended to be that camera. Short of the
> > financial collapse of Leica (now not too likely, with ACM's ownership
> > and the success of the M8), I think the future of the R10 is assured.
> >
> > In ACM, they have an owner with the deep pockets required to make it
> > happen. In Steven Lee, they have a CEO capable of making it happen.
> >
> > Will it happen?  Only time will tell.  But, I hope so.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---
> >
> > David Young,
> > Logan Lake, CANADA
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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