Texas_Stars wrote:Le Chef wrote:I guess if your relationship with Leica is that flimsy that it depends on being part of a forum that’s a sad indictment of your your ability to think independently.It is not flimsy at all … I am most happy with my LEICA d-lux 7, and I have two friends who consider my portraits of them taken with my LEICA C, type 102, plus all my very popular GigaPans taken with my LEICA d-lux 3.I am 80 years of age with multiple health problems, but I was willing to take the risk of buying the Q3 at a price point of $7000 or more … everything was to fall in place based on what I wrote this morning. However, the rug has now been pulled with the demise of dpreview. I am very have a warm relationship with LEICA … it’s basically a financial trade off.please don’t be so cruel unless you know all the details.david