Report in Leica Photography 8/2000: Leica will develop no further SLR
models. The SLR line is planned to be transferred into digital; a
Leica digital SLR is planned for the next Photokina (2002). According
to the Leica management, the traditional camera market is well
covered with the M6-family, whereas the SLR lineup will only have a
future in combination with digital technology. Hard words. Leica
of course is in a special situation, and the R6-2 might stay as long
as there is demand. Nevertheless a small revolution there in Solms.
[Quoted from the Pentax list]
Warren
-Olympus response: "Been there, done that." :-)
I doubt that Leica sells many 'flexes. Even if the world's best
SLR(Oly) did not exist, I can't imagine buying one by Leica. An M6,
possibly, but some other maker for a capable SLR that is not sold
like diamonds or mink coats, i.e., the more expensive it is, the more
desirable. A tool not a collectable.
Winsor
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Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California, USA
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