Hi,
My first post here and I thought let's respond in this thread
I'm a leaf photographer.
I chose leaf because in my personal opinion it was the best choice for what I do (fashion/beauty/glamour), the support and coorperation I got from the leaf guys has been nothing short of amazing and something other companies can take an example off.
When the whole issue started I held my breath because I was afraid that Leaf would dissapear, especially due to the economical crisis.
With Phase one jumping in and taking over Leaf I think the photographers that shoot with leaf are getting a very sweet deal, including all new photographers and Phase one photographers.
Ok the AFi is probably end of story although I would not rule that out.
But if you want a good WLF camera there's always the amazing RZ67ProII although it doesn't have AF and handhelding the camera is "a task".
It would be much worse if Leaf would just stop excisting.
I know some of the people personal and I think they can add a lot to phase One, and I think phase one can add a lot to leaf.
In the future MAYBE both brands will melt together or maybe Leaf will always be a phase one brand within Phase one, time will tell.
For me the future is clear, I'm looking forward to the new Phase One camera, I own the AFD/III and although I like the camera it's been a bit of a problem camera for me, but I don't want to go into that here.....
At the moment the only worrying thing is IF phase one goes down we loose Mamiya, Leaf and Phase one......
But let's not think about that and let's see it as, with Phase One owning Mamiya and Leaf we are ensured of a good platform to keep building.
Also upgrading from Mamiya to Phase one or from Phase one to Leaf will be easier because it will be handled with the same distribution channels in the end.
So I see a lot of negative responses but I think phase one did a great job and I'm looking forward to see what the future brings....