"Abkündigung" of the Leica R

[veraikon]

Interesting to note that the good doctor is no longer the chairman too ..

But that fact is no surprise. It was always underlined that Dr Kaufmann was always an intermediary CEO till a new one has be found.
The new one comes from Zeiss - he knows the finesse of the optical buisiness branch.

 

[veraikon]

http://www.bjp-online.com/public/showPage.html?page=845134

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In a statement, David Bell, managing director of Leica UK, says that 'worldwide demand for this predominately film based system [the R9] has fallen in recent times. It is no longer viable for Leica to keep production facilities set up.'

'Leica is working hard long term to bring a new R solution to the market,' he adds. 'Meanwhile there exists plentiful near-new and second hand R lenses and bodies in the market to hopefully satisfy R fans, particularly in Germany where it has been the favoured Leica system for many years'.

The R10 is expected to be released in January 2010, according to Leica's spokesman. The body will come with one autofocus lens, BJP can reveal.

 

[veraikon]

now the "official" announcement for the broader public :

25/03/2009

For more than 40 years the Leica R-System has played an important role within the Leica product portfolio. However new camera developments have significantly affected the sales of Leica R cameras and lenses resulting in a dramatic decrease in the number sold. Sadly therefore there is no longer an economic basis on which to keep the Leica R-System in the Leica production programme.
At the beginning of March 2009 authorised Leica photo dealers were informed by Leica Camera AG that the production of the SLR camera, Leica R 9 as well as R-lenses would therefore be discontinued.
In due course the technical innovations derived from the newly developed professional system SLR camera Leica S 2 will, we believe, generate a basis for new system solutions for the future. We will obviously keep you informed of these developments at the appropriate time.
Leica R-system products are still available at some authorised Leica dealers and in addition a significant second-hand trade confirms the continued use of Leica R products, therefore, the information regarding the Leica R system will continue to be available on our web site .

http://en.leica-camera.com/news/news/1/6378.html

 

[veraikon]

The german title : [Leica R System: Sold out ]

Leica R Spiegelreflexsystem
Ab Werk ausverkauft

19.03.2009

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http://de.leica-camera.com/news/news/1/6351.html

 

[Prosaic]

Was bitte ist eine "Abkündigung"?

 

[adietrich]

Was bitte ist eine "Abkündigung"?

Die Abkündigung ist das Gegenteil einer Ankündigung. But a denouncement is not the opposite of an announcement.

-a

 

[veraikon]

thx @ adietrich
I didn´t use the english term " announcement of discontinuation" but Abkündigung
because it is more ambigious 😉

Abkündigung (Deutsch)
Substantiv, f [Bearbeiten]

Silbentrennung: Ab·kün·di·gung, Plural: Ab·kün·di·gun·gen
Aussprache:
Hörbeispiele: Abkündigung, Plural: AbkündigungenIPA: [ˈapˌkʏndigʊŋ], Plural: [ˈapˌkʏndigʊŋən] Bedeutungen:
[1] Bekanntmachung von der Kanzel herab vor bzw. nach der Predigt[2] Ankündigung des Endes der Lieferbarkeit eines Produkts durch einen Lieferanten Abkürzungen:
Herkunft:
Zusammensetzung aus Präfix ab- und Kündigung Synonyme:
[1] Proklamation Gegenwörter:
Oberbegriffe:
Unterbegriffe:
Beispiele:
[1] Nachdem die Gemeinde die Abkündigung gehört hatte, verließ sie die Kirche.[2] Wegen der Abkündigung eines Elektronik-Bauteils muss das Produkt überarbeitet werden.

http://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Abkündigung