[LRflex] Re: Kaufmann Interview
- From: <chfalke@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 17:23:56 -0400
Bill, David,
I will wait and see as well, but I don't think the CEO saying
"The R is a beautiful camera, but today’s market gives
preference to other products." as being no news. :-)
I didn't mean to say he was abandonning the pro market
altogether, he seemed to indicate that a full frame M would be
marketable. There have always been more rangefinder cameras
used professionally than Leica Reflex cameras. Anybody with
several M lenses would buy a full frame M camera in a heartbeat.
Once one has done that, the R lenses from 50 up will be very
useful on the Olys with adapters, but they won't likely displace
many Nikons and Canons at stadiums.
Charlie.
---- "William B. Abbott III" <wbabbott3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> David,
>
> I once worked for a wonderful gentleman from whom I learned an idiom,
> which reflects a frame of mind, that has served me well and I think it
> applies to the Kaufmann Interview.
>
> It is simply that, "No news is... no news."
>
> I can't prove this but nonetheless my experience tells me that Herr
> Kaufmann is working hard to make me very happy.
>
> So, I take a "wait and see" attitude toward what happens next.
>
> All the best,
>
> Bill
>
> On Apr 3, 2008, at 7:22 PM, David Young wrote:
>
> > At 03/04/2008, you wrote:
> >> David Young wrote:
> >>> For those who get the Leica newsletter, this you may already know.
> >>>
> >>> For those of you, who do not, an LFI interview with Andreas
> >>> Kaufmann, owner and now CEO of Leica, is available as a pdf file,
> >>> via a link at the bottom of the page.:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.lfi-online.de/ceemes/base.php?page/show/575
> >> David,
> >> It seems to slam the door on the R10, and predict more 4/3
> >> developments.
> >> but he didn't rule out a full frame M.
> >
> >
> > Good Evenin' Charlie!
> >
> > It would seem so... though as recently as the LHSA's Rochester meet,
> > last fall, Kaufmann was hinting at the coming R10, possibly with a
> > "larger than full frame sensor". Did this mean a shift towards a
> > 6x4.5 format? Or as Xavier suggested, a 4:3 ratio format (similar
> > to 4/3rds format, but larger) which would put them closer to the so-
> > called "ideal format". Such a format would fulfill the "larger than
> > full frame sensor" idea, while still fitting the sensor within the
> > image circle of current R lenses.
> >
> > Giving credence to the theory that the R10 will not be abandoned,
> > was the fact that Hr. Kaufmann told us (again, in Rochester) that
> > Leica had 20+ lenses under development. As the M line only adds 1
> > to 3 new lenses a year, that leaves a lot of lenses for the
> > PanaLeica (4/3rs) line, or room for a whole new fleet of AF lenses
> > for the mythical R10. Perhaps both!
> >
> > No matter what it was/is to be, the R10 was widely expected to be
> > shown at Photokina, '08, and introduced shortly thereafter. Now, it
> > seems that whatever form it takes, they may only show a "concept
> > camera" at Photokina, and that the R10 is much further down the pipe.
> >
> > Of course, with Leica being part of the FourThirds consortium, it
> > is always possible that they will now concentrate on a 4/3rds format
> > SLR, made in Germany! Who knows? Not me!
> >
> > Frankly, having used the Oly E3 for a month (with adapters for my
> > Leica glass) it seems that might be a very viable way to go. The E3
> > is very close (though not quite there) to the R8 in both viewfinder
> > and handling. I, for one, would not be unhappy to see such a
> > development. Others, of course, may not agree.
> >
> > The only thing we do know, is that Hr. Kaufmann is committed to
> > assembling cameras in Germany, not the far east... though components
> > from the far east (Japanese shutters in the R9 and M8, for example)
> > are already in Leica cameras.
> >
> > Time will tell... we can second guess Leica for a long time, but
> > until they do something....
> >
> > Rose and I had originally planned to be in Cologne for Photokina,
> > this fall, in order to see the R10 introduced. However, we decided
> > so spend our money, instead, on a kitchen reno, and travel to Europe
> > later. Now, with the R-10 apparently in limbo, perhaps that was a
> > wise decision.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > ---
> >
> > David Young,
> > Logan Lake, CANADA
> >
> > Limited Edition Prints at: www.furnfeather.net
> > Personal Web-site at: www.main.furnfeather.net
> > Stock Photography at: http://tinyurl.com/2amll4
> >
>
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