[LRflex] more DMR...
- From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 09:51:04 -0700
On May 13, 2007, at 5:41 AM, Doug Herr wrote:
> On May 13, 2007, at 4:45 AM, KEITH LONGMORE wrote:
>
>> The DMR is an excellent example. Expensive, supposedly the best,
>> Leica
>> name (but arguably not Leica 'made') ...... and faulty.
>
> Faulty in what way?
>
>> The DMR has
>> clearly tarnished Leica in many eyes (David, for example...? ;-)
>
> The DMR isn't the problem. Leica's customer service is the problem
> in this case.
>>
>> If it performed to customer expectations in every way, it would
>> have a band of
>> ecstatic owners, wouldn't it?
>
> There is a band of ecstatic owners. There are only 3000 of us so
> we're not much of a voice on the internet compared to the hundreds of
> thousands for whom other cameras are good enough.
>
>>
>> Quoting Doug [Sharp] again:
>>
>> 'But then again , do customers really want an AF Leica? Isn't it a
>> definitive characteristic of Leica SLR users that they prefer to
>> have complete control of the process of photography - focusing, DOF
>> etc? Maybe just give us reliable focus confirmation. Dyed in the
>> wool Leica R owners don't "trust" AF anyway , as a rule.'
>
> IMHO AF is required for effective marketing. On another list in the
> last few days several observed that not only is manual focus on the
> R8/DMR more accurate than AF on the Canon 5D, but also that many of
> the most experienced photographers using top-of-the-line cameras turn
> AF off for better results even with action photos.
>
> AF's appeal to the inexperienced photographer is obvious, but once
> the photographer develops some skills and a discerning eye (s)he
> finds that it's not the panacea it's hyped to be - meanwhile the
> camera's viewfinder and ease of manual focus is crippled. Even Canon
> recommends using manual focus where DOF won't cover AF focussing
> errors, i.e., with large apertures (where Leica lenses excel) and
> high magnification, such as near minimum focus distance.
>
>> How old is the typical R user, Doug? 55? 60? A classic example
>> of a
>> shrinking customer base.
>
> I don't know what the average R-user's age is, but I'm willing to bet
> there are more 50- to 60-year-olds now than there were 20 years ago.
your photos and those of David and others show how incredibly fine
the photos from the DMR can be...
however the important questions remain... price, support, repair,
firmware, future ?...
don't you ever feel that you are riding a thoroughbred horse who
can't eat or drink,
and the veterinarians are all dog specialists...
Steve
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
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