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I think Leica got bit by one of Apple's old problems- a wonky v1.0. The M8.1.2 is a pretty good piece of kit, not unlike a PowerBook or iMac or MacBook Pro, etc...Maggie,
SWEET!!!! Thanks for sharing. Guess you can look at the new Fender "Lenny" version they have out, but I love your collection ;-)
As for the M8.....Glad yours is working to your needs. Mine does now, but I had greater expectations than it delivered when I first got it. I still have those expectations, and am waiting to see what Leica is going to do next.
LJ
Well, he likely had nothing to do with the design, and everything to do with saying when it should go out the door. They should have kept working on it until the new year, I think. I love the camera, but man, it has issues.a few thoughts:
so if Lee got on the board in Aug. '06 and the M8 was in reviewer's hands in summer, '07, how much influence/contrtibution could he have had on the wonky stuff? Certainly he was in the chair for the spin that followed, of course.
leica has several other models...do we know how much of Lee's oversight spread to other models besides the M8?
what portion of gross sales is due to the M8? maybe his problems had to do with the other product line shortcomings/sales
jm
That's highly unlikely.I keep my fingers crossed that Leica is aware of the importance of sufficient information in such a situation.
Stephen Lee Did not join Leica until Oct. 2006. The M8 first show at Photokina 2006 in Sept. He was made CEO in Nov. 2006a few thoughts:
so if Lee got on the board in Aug. '06 and the M8 was in reviewer's hands in summer, '07, how much influence/contrtibution could he have had on the wonky stuff? Certainly he was in the chair for the spin that followed, of course.
leica has several other models...do we know how much of Lee's oversight spread to other models besides the M8?
what portion of gross sales is due to the M8? maybe his problems had to do with the other product line shortcomings/sales
jm
I read this article last night. However, I thought about it differently. Nobody including AP knows how far along in the process they are or how much fine tuning needs to be done between now and September. I'm not defending Lee I just thought the article had a lot of speculation that couldn't be backed up. I don't really think that Lee had a choice but to speak about full frame if they were going to talk about an upgrade program.Here folks . I knew this was a big mistake when Jack and I were at PMA and brought this up to Leica personal. Looks like it backfired on Mr. Lee
http://www.amateurphotographer.co.u...e_full_frame_M__editors_view_news_182228.html
Thanks Steve for the link. Pretty interesting
What Maggie said.What Terry said.