stunsworth Posted September 25, 2010 Share #281 Posted September 25, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Any answers yet? The session ended just over an hour ago. Andreas will be publishing a summary of what was said during the two hours of the meeting... http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/forumstreffen/137125-photokina-25-9-leica-forum-meets.html#post1463347 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 25, 2010 Posted September 25, 2010 Hi stunsworth, Take a look here photokina - Your Questions To Leica. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
veraikon Posted September 25, 2010 Share #282 Posted September 25, 2010 Has it been mentioned where Leica's responses to our questions will be posted? In this thread or a new thread in the Customer forum perhaps? Pete. +2 independent from Jürgens future resumee, I´ll interested in remarks from participants. (at 3.00 am this morning I was to lazy to go to the station and join the meeting so I would be very interested.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted September 25, 2010 Share #283 Posted September 25, 2010 Okay, I'm sure we're all patient and everything but does anyone have even some basic news? I'm looking forward and will be very appreciative to read the complete Q&A....but...while we're waiting.....anything????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
veraikon Posted September 25, 2010 Share #284 Posted September 25, 2010 It is not my impatience - I prefer more a multiview than a singleview on the Q&A session. ( I´am very angry about me not to participate ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted September 25, 2010 Share #285 Posted September 25, 2010 Well I think, we should leave summing up the details to Andreas and then start with individual views about many topics dealt with in the meeting. None from the leading crew of Leica was missing and each one gave his own view, which perhaps was the most interesting about the meeting. There were no big news, just some facts about the present situation. They all were very clear that Leica won't give premature announcements, as long as they aren't sure about themselves. All of them still seemed to be surprized about the success of the M9 and the S2 and they mentioned some numbers about the D-Lux 5. They also gave some detailed facts about present problems in keeping up production to customer's demand. The focus seems to be on doing the homework to increase capacities for a better output and to solve problems. At the same time they a thinking about and working on future concepts but were very, very reluctant to reveal more than this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Mitchum Posted September 25, 2010 Share #286 Posted September 25, 2010 So I'm guessing it was "no comment" regarding the R solution then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steen Posted September 25, 2010 Share #287 Posted September 25, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) (...) There were no big news, (...) would anything R related fall under big news ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted September 25, 2010 Share #288 Posted September 25, 2010 Well I think, we should leave summing up the details to Andreas and then start with individual views about many topics dealt with in the meeting. None from the leading crew of Leica was missing and each one gave his own view, which perhaps was the most interesting about the meeting. There were no big news, just some facts about the present situation. They all were very clear that Leica won't give premature announcements, as long as they aren't sure about themselves. All of them still seemed to be surprized about the success of the M9 and the S2 and they mentioned some numbers about the D-Lux 5. They also gave some detailed facts about present problems in keeping up production to customer's demand. The focus seems to be on doing the homework to increase capacities for a better output and to solve problems. At the same time they a thinking about and working on future concepts but were very, very reluctant to reveal more than this. Well it sounds like they had a few 'pow-wows' during Photokina to perhaps arrive at a level of consistent comments? I'll be happy to not draw any REAL conclusions until things are read - but, it it's like 'the cows have already left the barn' as to their past comments that started the tide of expectations. But yes, I'll wait to see the real comments....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevez4 Posted September 25, 2010 Share #289 Posted September 25, 2010 Plans are air. Nothing more. I think we would all cheer if Leica offered specific dates for the promised upgrades to address X-1 issues and M9 issues. Of course I am not one of Leicas favored few to whom they turn for marketing advice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted September 25, 2010 Share #290 Posted September 25, 2010 Of course I am not one of Leicas favored fewto whom they turn for marketing advice. Leica have made is amply clear that marketing advice is not something they want... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevez4 Posted September 25, 2010 Share #291 Posted September 25, 2010 Much of the forum is devoted to giving it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo.Battista Posted September 25, 2010 Share #292 Posted September 25, 2010 They all were very clear that Leica won't give premature announcements, as long as they aren't sure about themselves. That speaks for itself. It's time for some Japan Company to offer "trade in" programs for the remaining R lens users..... If these are the news, I will continue to use 4/3 along with R lenses, will find a FF body to as a complementary solution, and never buy whatever Leica solution will come to the market when "they will be sure about themselves". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 25, 2010 Share #293 Posted September 25, 2010 So I'm guessing it was "no comment" regarding the R solution then? Enough is enough. My next purchase will be Zeiss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie03m Posted September 25, 2010 Share #294 Posted September 25, 2010 Traveler, I think charlie03m refers to the fact that R lenses lose auto-stopdown on non-R bodies, meaning one either has to shoot all the time wide-open - or focus at the shooting aperture (stopped down) - or pause after focusing to manually stop down the lens. On a true R body with all the connections, one focuses wide-open all the time, regardless of the aperture that will be used for the actual exposure. Which is faster. Adan, That's exactly what I meant. Many of my subjects are doing from 100 to 300 knots. Thanks, Charlie, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Mitchum Posted September 25, 2010 Share #295 Posted September 25, 2010 No information here or at leicarumors after several hours so it must have been pretty uneventful. So we went from "there will be an R lens solution" to [shurgs shoulders] who knows? Why can Leica just be upfront with their customers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted September 25, 2010 Share #296 Posted September 25, 2010 ...Why can Leica just be upfront with their customers? I think they are, just telling us plainly that they are not able to reveal a new camera system at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giordano Posted September 25, 2010 Share #297 Posted September 25, 2010 Enough is enough. My next purchase will be Zeiss. And Zeiss's R-alternative is? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
veraikon Posted September 25, 2010 Share #298 Posted September 25, 2010 Enough is enough. My next purchase will be Zeiss. Mine too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted September 25, 2010 Share #299 Posted September 25, 2010 Well, I want to read exactly what they said and didn't say - Now, wait, wait some more until they are posted. But I'm not holding my breath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted September 25, 2010 Share #300 Posted September 25, 2010 All of them still seemed to be surprized about the success of the M9 and the S2 .... IMHO they also underestimated the demand for the R10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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