Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] new Contax digital SLR - how about Leica R?
From: "Jerry S. Justianto" <jsjm6@cbn.net.id>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 11:05:20 +0700
References: <200007201904.MAA29771@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>

I believe Leica should do some quantum leap to catch the game.
The best thing is to work together with Canon in developing special edition
for its EOS 1v.

Jerry S. Justianto


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Pascal <cyberdog@attglobal.net>
To: LUG <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 2:04 AM
Subject: [Leica] new Contax digital SLR - how about Leica R?


> The new Contax digital SLR will have a FULL FRAME CCD !
> This is a first for 35mm SLR systems.
> Too bad its anticipated price is 7,400 USD which puts it out of reach for
> hobby photographers.
>
> And Nikon is also working on a new camera, whether this will be a
> successor to the D1 or a traditional SLR is as yet unknown.
>
> These are really exciting times.
>
> Now, to stay on-topic, where is Leica ? In view of all these
> (r)evolutions, they will *have* to come up with something exciting for
> the R series or else...
>
> Pascal
> NO ARCHIVE
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