[LRFlex] Re: Leica vs. Canon
- From: Douglas Herr <telyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:20:46 -0700 (PDT)
> " What is Leica really thinking"?
Elliot, first there's economy of scale to consider. IMHO manufacturing success
on Canon's or Nikon's scale depends on spreading R&D over a huge number of
units - meaning a lot of those units ought to be inexpensive cameras that only
need to be good enough for the mass market. By not offering much in the way of
entry-level products when faced with competitors offering a full line of
products, Leica is going to find itself less and less a part of the
photographic scene.
Second, which digital Canon are you comparing with the the R digital module?
Are you comparing the R digital module with a professional-level model, or a
consumer- or "pro-sumer"-level model? An EOS Reble or 20D is digital but it's
not built to the same standards as the EOS 1D is. For example the tolerances
in the AF system in the EOS 1D and other "1"-series Canons is +- 1/3 DOF while
in the lesser EOS bodies the tolerance is +- 1 DOF. IMHO comparing the R8 +
digital module to a digital Rebel isn't appropriate.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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