Perhaps you might cuddle up and read what Erwin Puts had to say about Leica strategy and Leica T....on his blog.
He did not disguise what he thought might be the kind of direction appropriate for a successful new line of Leica cameras.
I don't know. Wont be long and there will be no difference between and phone and a camera functioning at extremely high levels. This may not be good for camera makers unless they adapt. Leica seems to be partially adapting with the T, that has a connection to M....if you want it. Or go in a new direction, that appears modern but exploits the Leica design and execution.
All's fair in cameras and phones as far as I'm concerned - I have iPhone 6s-plus pages, some with the 27 mp image app Cortex, and some with the Olloclip lenses. I might even go for the Zeiss lenses in June. But the T - nobody who's a camera enthusiast wanted it, so if Leica is going to sell real Leicas (not the Panasonic compacts) to non-photo-enthusiasts, that indeed would be very different from what they've done before. All of that is fine too, unless it compromises the stores by having non-enthusiasts under the same roof as the enthusiasts, and/or compromises Leica's design and manufacturing. I've seen marketing disasters so many times .....
Jono Slack really liked his. Its a favorite travel camera of Tom Brichta as well, and as the Leica rep for Northern California he gets to use whatever he wants and still usually takes the T.
Andrew......if that IS your real name. thanks for your response. I reread Erwin Puts blog article with mentioned the T....and he called it a different paradigm for Leica...and obviously a risk. Implicit in that comment is the notion that not everyone will find the different paradigm appropriate. I wouldn't call it a marketing ploy. Although it may end up being a disaster, I 'm ok with Leica innovating or if that's not the right word, looking to execute other's ideas in a better package (also a Puts position). If I'm not mistaken, that's how the Barnack cameras came about. the T has some attraction for me. However, I admit to never having examined one in the flesh.
Yes, my real name.Andrew......if that IS your real name. thanks for your response. I reread Erwin Puts blog article with mentioned the T....and he called it a different paradigm for Leica...and obviously a risk. Implicit in that comment is the notion that not everyone will find the different paradigm appropriate. I wouldn't call it a marketing ploy. Although it may end up being a disaster, I 'm ok with Leica innovating or if that's not the right word, looking to execute other's ideas in a better package (also a Puts position). If I'm not mistaken, that's how the Barnack cameras came about. the T has some attraction for me. However, I admit to never having examined one in the flesh.
I can't run for elected office anyway. I'm an atheist and I refuse to pretend belief in a deity. Not a problem in much of the world, but a campaign-ender in the USA.Honesty is the best policy.....although you could not run for elected office
I can't run for elected office anyway. I'm an atheist and I refuse to pretend belief in a deity. Not a problem in much of the world, but a campaign-ender in the USA.
I got one; well, I love it because it fits me so well. Leica T makes me feel like a professional photographer.I've found a new Leica T with 18-56 lens included discounted by about £800. Sounds like a bargain.
But there isn't even a Leica T section in this forum. Is it worth having or is the T just a fail of a system?
Any thoughts?
I have not been out shooting either. I am going to Chile this coming summer and since I will transfer my flight from America, I decided to spend a week there visiting Alaska. Wait for my pictures.You're so right Leia, what matters is that it allows you to get the shots you want, and that it feels like a big positive while doing so.
I haven't been out shooting lately, work has been consuming my time. If you've been taking photos, it would be great to see more of them!