colonel Posted November 26, 2012 Share #1 Posted November 26, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) The World's Most Wanted Camera vs. the iPhone Era: Video - Bloomberg rgds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 Hi colonel, Take a look here Interesting video on Leica. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
iedei Posted November 27, 2012 Share #2 Posted November 27, 2012 nice. i do think Leica is one product away from hitting the big time (in terms of profit)----however the more I learn about Leica, the more I realise that they are not really after the "big time".. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 28, 2012 Share #3 Posted November 28, 2012 "...Programers are devloping software which emulate high quality expensive gear so you don't need to buy high quality expensive gear..." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted November 28, 2012 "...Programers are devloping software which emulate high quality expensive gear so you don't need to buy high quality expensive gear..." yes, the guy at the end spoils it. He obviously knows nothing about photography I just liked the peek in the factory ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted November 28, 2012 Share #5 Posted November 28, 2012 Yes, I thought the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roydonian Posted December 11, 2012 Share #6 Posted December 11, 2012 Software able to make a phone's built-in camera emulate the quality available from a real camera? It made me think that perhaps April 1 had arrived a mere eight months late. I then wondered where Bloomberg TV had dredged this 'expert' up from. Basically, he’s a ‘Technology Analyst’ at a company called Mintel, which claims the ability to “provide you with the Intelligence you need, in time to stay ahead of the market. The result? You will not only make informed decisions, but the right ones, at the right time.” On his Linkedin page, Gee is modestly described as an “individual with excellent experience researching and writing market intelligence reports that deliver actionable insight based on analysis of qualitative and quantitative data…capable of quickly learning and distilling information." And his professional qualifications? - a degree in philosophy. While I must confess to having done my share of appearing in radio and TV programmes as a 'talking head', I like to think that I've always managed to stay within my area of expertise. Best regards, Doug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted December 12, 2012 Share #7 Posted December 12, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) great critique Roy! when I heard that line I immediately thought: WTF? it is amazing how 'experts' are rolled out by the media. What in idiot. He may as well have said, "Soon NASA won't need to make space based telescopes as users on earth will be able to emulate them with 'miracle' software on their Earthbound Ipad camera and achieve identical or even improved results...:o" At least this is a case of harmless buffoonery: last bight I watched a documentary about how easy it is to get accredited by an online 'diploma mill 'to be a 'Forensic Expert' in the US and to then give 'expert' evidence in court- sending people to death row with bogus 'teeth bite analysis' and the like... Some seriously scarey stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messsucherkamera Posted December 12, 2012 Share #8 Posted December 12, 2012 According to the voice over, Leica has seen "an eightfold increase in profit" (paraphrasing) in the past two years. If that statistic is true, it is great news. Not many megasize corporations can make that same claim (if any at all can). Unless Leica's board of poo-bahs make some monumentally Kodakesque ( a.k.a. STUPID) choices, Leica should be on and be able to remain on solid ground in terms of solvency. The voice over claimed that Leica builds "50,000 to 60,000" cameras a year. That sounds like more than I thought the total production to be. I would have guessed about half that number. Does anyone have any verification of the 50 to 60K claim? It seems that Leica would want to keep their production numbers secret. Makes me wonder if this was just a guess on the reporter's part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanD Posted December 15, 2012 Share #9 Posted December 15, 2012 Software able to make a phone's built-in camera emulate the quality available from a real camera? It made me think that perhaps April 1 had arrived a mere eight months late. I then wondered where Bloomberg TV had dredged this 'expert' up from. Basically, he’s a ‘Technology Analyst’ at a company called Mintel, which claims the ability to “provide you with the Intelligence you need, in time to stay ahead of the market. The result? You will not only make informed decisions, but the right ones, at the right time.” On his Linkedin page, Gee is modestly described as an “individual with excellent experience researching and writing market intelligence reports that deliver actionable insight based on analysis of qualitative and quantitative data…capable of quickly learning and distilling information." And his professional qualifications? - a degree in philosophy. While I must confess to having done my share of appearing in radio and TV programmes as a 'talking head', I like to think that I've always managed to stay within my area of expertise. Best regards, Doug Well said. I wonder how much these idiotic "analysts' are responsible for driving companies into the ground. They know the cost of everything and the VALUE of nothing... I put them in the same category as the credit rating agencies... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunom Posted December 16, 2012 Share #10 Posted December 16, 2012 According to the voice over, Leica has seen "an eightfold increase in profit" (paraphrasing) in the past two years. If that statistic is true, it is great news. Not many megasize corporations can make that same claim (if any at all can). Unless Leica's board of poo-bahs make some monumentally Kodakesque ( a.k.a. STUPID) choices, Leica should be on and be able to remain on solid ground in terms of solvency. The voice over claimed that Leica builds "50,000 to 60,000" cameras a year. That sounds like more than I thought the total production to be. I would have guessed about half that number. Does anyone have any verification of the 50 to 60K claim? It seems that Leica would want to keep their production numbers secret. Makes me wonder if this was just a guess on the reporter's part. Don't forget all the compact digi Leicas, which I assume are included in the 50-60k quoted ? Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted December 16, 2012 Share #11 Posted December 16, 2012 Software able to make a phone's built-in camera emulate the quality available from a real camera? If at first the outcome fails, then just lower one's expectation. Repeat until satisfied. At the level of his reality, his head would explode from the output of a Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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