They haven't removed features, they've replaced one with another. Anyway, Leicas are like women's underwear - less is more. They know their customers.
> On 25 Oct 2018, at 20:45, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > > Has anyone noticed that Leica removed the back LCD and charges more for the > camera, only Leica could get away with removing features and charging more. > > > On 10/25/2018 12:46 PM, mike wilson wrote: >>> On 25 October 2018 at 17:29 Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Beautiful! >> I'm not getting that. Functional, maybe, and well-finished. But the >> advance lever is just ugly. And only a tiny red dot on the back for your 8K. >> >>>> On 25 Oct 2018, at 17:21, Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Slightly off-topic for PDML, but I thought BobW, Cotty, and maybe a >>>>> couple others might be interested. >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> This is a new take on the "M-mount digital camera" that I saw on Leica >>>>> Rumors: https://pixii.fr. >>>>> >>>>> Rangefinder, manual focus and exposure, no LCD, 256G built-in memory >>>>> only, WiFi connect for data transfer, etc. They don't list a sensor >>>>> format and Mpixel yet, but rumor has it that it's an APS-C format with 12 >>>>> to 16 Mpixels. Another information update is supposedly due soon. >>>> Has anyone yet mentioned that Leica has since announced that they're >>>> making essentially the same kind of camera? >>>> https://petapixel.com/2018/10/24/leica-m10-d-a-minimalist-analog-body-with-wi-fi-instead-of-an-lcd/ >>>> >>>> Minimalist. No LCD. WiFi only. >>>> It's 24MP full-frame. (I can's see myself using a Leica rangefinder >>>> with Leica lenses if not full frame - just doesn't "feel" right to >>>> me.) >>>> >>>> Of course, being Leica, the *price* isn't minimalist: 8 grand. >>>> >>>> If not for the price I could quite see myself using one of these. > > -- > America wasn't founded so that we could all be better. > America was founded so we could all be anything we damn well please. > - P.J. O'Rourke > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
