Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/11

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Subject: [Leica] Pentax LCD RF
From: Stephen <cameras@jetlink.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 08:51:07 -0800

I for one would like to see it.

Stephen Gandy

Isaac H Crawford wrote:

>
>     There are patents filed in the US for a viewfinder that could improve on
> Leica's (at least as far as lens lengths are concerned) rangefinder. The
> company? Pentax believe it or not... It uses an LCD image for the
> rangefinder "patch". The advantage of this is that it may be possible to use
> the ariel image of the taking lens instead of using a separate rangefinder
> window. If anyone is interested, I can post the link to the patent...Let me
> know...
>
> Isaac
> >