+1I think there are two main "sins" Leica have committed here:
1 - Announced the product a year too early
2 - Priced themselves out of the game they want to play.
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+1I think there are two main "sins" Leica have committed here:
1 - Announced the product a year too early
2 - Priced themselves out of the game they want to play.
For those that remember the S2 release follows almost the exact same pattern as the DMR. Announce, delay, no word, delay, no word, release - beautiful images but out-of-date pixel count and poor firmware support. By the time they got it all put together they discontinued it without a word of warning. Then did the same thing with the R10.What is interesting is the dichotomy between the approaches used by the two management teams re: the release of the M9 and S2. The M9's development and release was, in all fairness, brilliantly managed. Very Apple-esque and VERY effective. The S2's ... (IMHO) an utter bollocks.
As others have stated, announced WAY too early, priced in the stratosphere in the midst of a MFDB price war, etc., etc. All it did was create a buzz - and then paint a large target on the product's forehead as the months go by with repeated (odd) delays and an utter (inexplicable) vacuum of RAW DNG files for folks to shake & bake (and thus keep their interest alive).
For those that remember the S2 release follows almost the exact same pattern as the DMR. Announce, delay, no word, delay, no word, release - beautiful images but out-of-date pixel count and poor firmware support. By the time they got it all put together they discontinued it without a word of warning. Then did the same thing with the R10.
Now I shoot Hasselblad.
I could not agree more )For those that remember the S2 release follows almost the exact same pattern as the DMR. Announce, delay, no word, delay, no word, release - beautiful images but out-of-date pixel count and poor firmware support. By the time they got it all put together they discontinued it without a word of warning. Then did the same thing with the R10.
Now I shoot Hasselblad.
yeah,Well, maybe you could decide on two I have M and MF and it works well for me. Sometimes I feel that I could use fast AF or 5 fps, but when I look at what I get with my two systems, there isn't anything missing. There are only CCDs and no AA filters in my collection
I agree the DMR came late but I also believe that it was underrated for long time.For those that remember the S2 release follows almost the exact same pattern as the DMR. Announce, delay, no word, delay, no word, release - beautiful images but out-of-date pixel count and poor firmware support. By the time they got it all put together they discontinued it without a word of warning. Then did the same thing with the R10.
Now I shoot Hasselblad.
Conspiracy theory, anyone?:shocked:And what happened to David Farkas review? He tested it in September, wanted to release it and waited for some technical answers from Solms (?) but then the camera was postponed and we heard nothing anymore!
Should be up later today..... thanks for asking. I was waiting on a few things from Leica, which I got resolution on during PhotoPlus two weeks ago. Been working on getting everything together since then, amidst work and toddler duties.And what happened to David Farkas review? He tested it in September, wanted to release it and waited for some technical answers from Solms (?) but then the camera was postponed and we heard nothing anymore!
David,Should be up later today..... thanks for asking. I was waiting on a few things from Leica, which I got resolution on during PhotoPlus two weeks ago. Been working on getting everything together since then, amidst work and toddler duties.
David
While not as elegant as the S2, I think that both the Contax and the Hy6 are quite attractive cameras...this camera is so undorklike ( I mean c'mon ther eis nothing sexy about holding a H or any other MF body ..they all look so ..ordinary and ugly - it is going to be a winner with the cool dude check this out crowd -