Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Funny you should say that (below). Leitz did show a prototype of a rangefinder camera made using the reflex basic body. Idea was to save on the bodies? Guess they changed their mind, or, it didn't work out. Ed On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Andre Jean Quintal wrote: > At 21:09 -0400 22/06/99, Edward Meyers wrote: > [ ... ] > >> I doubt there will > >> be an M7 or it's prototype soon. > >> Lot's of discussion has taken place here on where the M6 needs to evolve > >> to. > [ ... ] > >Not so fast. The M6 has a way to go in a new version with auto- > >exposure. [ ... ] Ed > > --> my guess is: > > -- the M6 l-i-n-e is a mature and very well defined product, > with a well defined market and position. > > > -- it would, perhaps, make more sense to develop > a totally different product that banks > on LEICA optics. > I'd tend to vote for a black titanium body rangefinder > that looks like an SLR, has auto everything, > with manual over-ride everything, memory settings, > zone system capable, integrated IR or UHF trigger, > a M6 grade viewfinder, with laser etched grid in thirds, > digital parameters viewfinder display, 35mm, > and a permanent AF zoom capable of something > at least 28-85mm f/3.4 and justifies 16" x 20" > blow-ups with ISO 100 film down to f/3.4 > and makes pro customers drool for its performance > and ruggedness. No plastics, thank you. > I also want it to be "rafale" + bracketing > +/- 2 f/stops ( in half stop increments) shooting capable: > 4 fps or better ... AND LEICA M6 quiet: > a streetwise all-weather camera ! > Add a concave front lens element for sexy looks, > while we're at it. > I also hope it would be the size of the first > Pentax Spotmatics or Olympus half frame SLRs, > but full frame. > Option: digital exposure data info between frames. > > Andre Jean Quintal > > PS. Sorry: I simply have no notion of the English word > for "rafale" shooting. "Rafale" refers > to machine guns strafing ... > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > "Of course, everybody knows pigs rule this World." > > Miss Piggy, in a private interview > leading to her authorized life story. > > >