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admin · 02/05/08, 08:02 AM

How do you like the new Leica Website?
Leica Camera AG

Tell us your opinion!

Andreas

stnami · 02/05/08, 08:24 AM

The intro is clumsy, all a bit on the show pony side, information seems secondary. No it will not grab thde attention of the younger market

imported_peter_m · 02/05/08, 08:50 AM

The flash intro is more then clumsy, doesn't connect to the product and it goes on foreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever. The navigation in the intro sucks.... all the blinking arrow things and trailing cursers. Did I mention trailing cursers....
I don't mind a bit of flash on the entrance page put make it quick and provide a link to skip right to the content or have some good navigation. I think the into page like it is right now can go right up there with the worst pages on the WWW.

Peter

jlancasterd · 02/05/08, 10:19 AM

I'm not sure I like the 'bokeh'...

leicapages · 02/05/08, 10:32 AM

Rather ludicrous. Especially when the R system is being presented by the .... Digilux 3 !!! Sorry, but this is over the top.

lct · 02/05/08, 11:07 AM

Wonder what 'target group' it is aimed at

stunsworth · 02/05/08, 11:19 AM

Do you mean is it people who inherited great wealth, or those who married it? <grin>

rob_x2004 · 02/05/08, 11:38 AM

Andreas there is no pole catagory for "incompetent".

stuny · 02/05/08, 11:43 AM

In the usability business I built and ran for a few years we found that the overwhealming majority of users participating in our labs wanted to get to the meat of the site right away rather than view any "cool" flash and/or animation. The only ones who liked the "cool" were programmers, not users, and they were showing admiration for the technique.

chris_tribble · 02/05/08, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuny

In the usability business I built and ran for a few years we found that the overwhealming majority of users participating in our labs wanted to get to the meat of the site right away rather than view any "cool" flash and/or animation. The only ones who liked the "cool" were programmers, not users, and they were showing admiration for the technique.

Completely agree. I want information, not entertainment.

erl · 02/05/08, 12:16 PM

I think they need to direct more of that creative energy to improving customer relations and communications.

lct · 02/05/08, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stunsworth

Do you mean is it people who inherited great wealth, or those who married it? <grin>

You say HCB married Virginia? First time i hear that.

spylaw4 · 02/05/08, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by chris_tribble

Completely agree. I want information, not entertainment.

Absolutely!

For a website model of clarity try Vitsoe.

sdai · 02/05/08, 01:46 PM

I've got a sneak peek on XP. Let's be fair, the new web site looks good ... but it better fits Hermes instead of Leica.

I'm running Firefox on Solaris 10 and Leopard, it just doesn't come up and keeps asking me to enable Javascript although it's always enabled on my workstations.

Somebody probably just took a hour or two dragging and dropping stuff in an IDE. The old handcoded site is a beauty.

Or perhaps I'm only a grumpy old fart, anything new is NOT good. LOL

mooky · 02/05/08, 02:19 PM

Technically it's fine.

But what does it have to do with a Leica? How about showing - 'joe shmuk' - taking pictures out in the field getting dirty, or under the dim lights of an alley, or shooting a wedding,,,in other words using a Leica the way they are used by people who take photographs.

Don't make it glitzy - make it real........

cjago · 02/05/08, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by admin

Tell us your opinion!

Andreas

Abysmal.

None of the poll options are bad enough.

bobtodrick · 02/05/08, 04:02 PM

I like it.
Stodgy and old has gotten Leica exactly no-where these last few years.
Leica -philes just don't like change...three years ago the general consensus here was 'why the hell is Leica spending time on a digital ;-( M8...we all love our film'.

leicapages · 02/05/08, 04:09 PM

well it works fine on Firefox 2 and MacOS 10.5 Leopard, as well as on Firefox 3 beta 2 on XP. However, I had to install the last version of Adobe/Macromedia Flash.

stunsworth · 02/05/08, 05:03 PM

It's absolutely diabolical. Now that I've installed the latest version of flash I can't see how to get past the flash content and into the site proper. The only menu options take me to more flash content.

Help!

sijbrand · 02/05/08, 06:45 PM

1. On opening the site does not convey the image of a respected high-end camera maker (ie M-System). Assumed I had drifted onto a 2001 Casio website, or something equally nasty.

2. I like the Hasselblad UK model, appealing, but looks professional. They have a "Masters" section from the front page - can see immediately all the great work done with these cameras. And when you think of the great work done with the M-Series that is available, why not use that! Instead we have an attempt at some form of retarded lifestyle video, I hope this is not the direction in which the management is steering.

View Poll Results: How do you like the new Leica Website? http://www.leica-camera.com
Great - finally a up-to-date website!	19	11.05%
I like it - but I don't think I'm the target group	20	11.63%
The intro isn't interesting for me - I click directly to the information I'm interested in	49	28.49%
Annoying - I can't find my way any more.	28	16.28%
Doesn't work for me - doesn't show up	14	8.14%
I just don't like it - too "zeitgeisty"	35	20.35%
Doesn't bother me	7	4.07%
Voters: 172. You may not vote on this poll

02/05/08, 08:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
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02/05/08, 08:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
stnami Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 04/01/06 Location: ward 017 Posts: 4,240	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website The intro is clumsy, all a bit on the show pony side, information seems secondary. No it will not grab thde attention of the younger market __________________ “doi knia” ....................................etrouko digital.................or...................... artouko slides

02/05/08, 08:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
imported_peter_m Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/29/05 Location: BC Posts: 1,510	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website The flash intro is more then clumsy, doesn't connect to the product and it goes on foreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeever. The navigation in the intro sucks.... all the blinking arrow things and trailing cursers. Did I mention trailing cursers.... I don't mind a bit of flash on the entrance page put make it quick and provide a link to skip right to the content or have some good navigation. I think the into page like it is right now can go right up there with the worst pages on the WWW. Peter

02/05/08, 10:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
jlancasterd Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/29/05 Location: Garndolbenmaen Posts: 857	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website I'm not sure I like the 'bokeh'... __________________ John Dobson

02/05/08, 10:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
leicapages Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/25/02 Location: Austria and Belgium Posts: 186	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website Rather ludicrous. Especially when the R system is being presented by the .... Digilux 3 !!! Sorry, but this is over the top. __________________ Pascal http://www.leicapages.com http://www.rolleiflexpages.com

02/05/08, 11:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
lct Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/04/04 Posts: 1,953	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website Wonder what 'target group' it is aimed at

02/05/08, 11:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
stunsworth Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/30/02 Location: Manchester Posts: 7,763	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website Do you mean is it people who inherited great wealth, or those who married it? <grin> __________________ Steve Website - www.steveunsworth.co.uk Picture a week - http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/PAW_blog/?page_id=9

02/05/08, 11:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
rob_x2004 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/18/05 Posts: 3,550	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website Andreas there is no pole catagory for "incompetent".

02/05/08, 11:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 16,457	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website In the usability business I built and ran for a few years we found that the overwhealming majority of users participating in our labs wanted to get to the meat of the site right away rather than view any "cool" flash and/or animation. The only ones who liked the "cool" were programmers, not users, and they were showing admiration for the technique. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

02/05/08, 12:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
erl Moderator Join Date: 08/16/03 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,157	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website I think they need to direct more of that creative energy to improving customer relations and communications. __________________ Cheers, Erl Inventor of the StreetShooter for Leica M's Currently available at www.showplace.com.au/Streetshooter.html

02/05/08, 01:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
sdai Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 03/05/04 Posts: 2,290	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website I've got a sneak peek on XP. Let's be fair, the new web site looks good ... but it better fits Hermes instead of Leica. I'm running Firefox on Solaris 10 and Leopard, it just doesn't come up and keeps asking me to enable Javascript although it's always enabled on my workstations. Somebody probably just took a hour or two dragging and dropping stuff in an IDE. The old handcoded site is a beauty. Or perhaps I'm only a grumpy old fart, anything new is NOT good. LOL __________________

02/05/08, 02:19 PM	#15 (permalink)
mooky Benutzer Join Date: 02/11/07 Posts: 86	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website Technically it's fine. But what does it have to do with a Leica? How about showing - 'joe shmuk' - taking pictures out in the field getting dirty, or under the dim lights of an alley, or shooting a wedding,,,in other words using a Leica the way they are used by people who take photographs. Don't make it glitzy - make it real........

02/05/08, 04:02 PM	#17 (permalink)
bobtodrick Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/25/02 Location: Edmonton Posts: 186	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website I like it. Stodgy and old has gotten Leica exactly no-where these last few years. Leica -philes just don't like change...three years ago the general consensus here was 'why the hell is Leica spending time on a digital ;-( M8...we all love our film'.

02/05/08, 04:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
leicapages Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/25/02 Location: Austria and Belgium Posts: 186	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website well it works fine on Firefox 2 and MacOS 10.5 Leopard, as well as on Firefox 3 beta 2 on XP. However, I had to install the last version of Adobe/Macromedia Flash. __________________ Pascal http://www.leicapages.com http://www.rolleiflexpages.com

02/05/08, 05:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
stunsworth Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/30/02 Location: Manchester Posts: 7,763	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website It's absolutely diabolical. Now that I've installed the latest version of flash I can't see how to get past the flash content and into the site proper. The only menu options take me to more flash content. Help! __________________ Steve Website - www.steveunsworth.co.uk Picture a week - http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/PAW_blog/?page_id=9

02/05/08, 06:45 PM	#20 (permalink)
sijbrand Neuer Benutzer Join Date: 07/02/04 Posts: 7	Re: Your opinion about the new Leica website 1. On opening the site does not convey the image of a respected high-end camera maker (ie M-System). Assumed I had drifted onto a 2001 Casio website, or something equally nasty. 2. I like the Hasselblad UK model, appealing, but looks professional. They have a "Masters" section from the front page - can see immediately all the great work done with these cameras. And when you think of the great work done with the M-Series that is available, why not use that! Instead we have an attempt at some form of retarded lifestyle video, I hope this is not the direction in which the management is steering.