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LJ,That is kind of my point, Jack.....why are there no images available anywhere yet? I realize that the official sale date is still a few weeks away, but they have to have the software and stuff locked down by now, and there should be a few folks shooting the production version at this point. Heck, even the M9 shipped without a final final production version, and there were some images spread around. The S2, on the other hand, keeps getting hyped and trashed, yet there is nothing to really judge its performance and capability at this point....either way. Even the sales guy (David Farkas) has yet to post anything more than one single heavily worked image and still has not gotten his "review" posted that he said would be up over a month ago. What is the deal? Anybody know anything with some value at this point?
LJ
I am with you on this thinking, Dale. :thumbup:The danger in Lieca's approach here is that it raises suspicions that there are issues with the S2. And that can lead to market concerns/resistance as potential buyers decide against being "paying-beta-testers". I doubt it has much affect on the wealthy who might buy it as jewelry, but that's a risky business model.
I remain open-minded, and hope for the best for Leica and the S2, but will say that the marketing approach leaves me a bit cautious in my expectations. Stuff happens, deadlines are missed, PR nightmares occur, but how a company handles such events can make or break a product's chances for success.
I guess we will see...