Leica Comments on M8 Quality Issues

[P. J. Alling]

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> No wonder they're on the edge of bankruptcy...
Epson or Leica?

frank theriault wrote:
> On 11/10/06, Shel Belinkoff <scbelinkoff at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>> Don't forget the banding issue <LOL>
>>
>> I can understand Frank's comments, although he may have been very strong in
>> his wording to make his point.  But I agree - Leica should have been able
>> to produce better results the first time around, but they may have been
>> under pressure to release the camera with less than adequate testing.
>> Still, they've had years to work on this.  At one point Leica even said
>> that a digital rangefinder was not even possible, but then the Epson came
>> out - a few years ago.
>>
>>     
>
> Well, yeah, like I said, hyperbole to make my point...  <LOL>
>
> But, as you said, Epson managed to do it a couple of years ago, and I
> don't know that they had problems with fringing or banding or
> whatever, and it cost a hell of a lot less.
>
> No wonder they're on the edge of bankruptcy...
>
> cheers,
> frank
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