[LRflex] Re: The DMR as a Collectible. 1.3 firmare

  • From: mehrdad <msadat@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 08:54:37 -0800

it seems that 1.3 is almost complete this is according to leica NJ but
nothing on release date

On 2/9/07, David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Tim Bedsted wrote to Andy:
>
> >You are spot on, the "only" reason to buy a R9 is to mate it to the DMR, =
> >so with the DMR gone, they will have a camera series with "zero" sales =
> >for 2 years. The logical conclusion must be a) they are in the process =
> >of discarding the R series, in order to focus entirely on the M line 2) =
> >or the R10 is much closer to launch than we think
>
> Tim: If I may comment:
>
>  From what I, and others, were led to believe, in Solms/Wetzlar, is
> that the R-10 is very much "alive" as a project, but that work did
> not start on it until after the M8 was finalized.  The next Photokina
> was implied as the date of introduction - that's late September, 08.
>
> It is  possible, however, that what we were told was not entirely the
> truth.  (Actually, if the R10 were closer, it would please me, just fine!)
>
> There is another possibility.  We know that the R9 was languishing in
> sales, before the DMR came along. We also know that they have not
> actually produced an R9 for some considerable time, as there was not
> need, as they had a warehouse full of them, when the DMR was finally
> introduced.
>
> It is, I think, instructive to note that on Leica's memo, currently
> being circulated on the web, they do not use the word
> "discontinued".  They use the words "sold out", and acknowledge that
> there will be no more.  It may be that the DMR has achieved it's
> purpose ... it has given people reason to buy an R9 and has cleaned
> out the warehouse.  Then, once the DMR is, itself, sold out - there
> is no real need for more.  In this scenario, it would leave Leica
> without an SLR (digital or film) until the R10 is introduced.  But,
> better that, than no sales and a warehouse full of R9s!
>
> Just some thoughts...
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