Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Don't that take the cake? It's coming ... soon ... to a Leica Dealer > near you. It's true! My 'Closest Leica Sources' HONESTLY all independently > confirmed it ... like a freight train down a tunnel. This is TRUE I am > ASSURED!! > The R DIGITAL - the Rd, or RD > As they all say, it will come in the form of a replaceable > $7,500.00 around > 10 megapixel '1.3X multiplier' size chip, CMOS in nature. > Essentially, you > will take the back off your R8/9, take off the motor or drive if any is > there, and snap the front of the camera onto it's new holder, which will > have all the expected 'stuff' - greater than 2" preview screen, > plus all the > stuff one wants to see there and doesn't on any other DSLR's. Why > else (as I > am shown what I know is there already) are "All these contacts built in > below the film guide rails? LOOK! See them before?" Yes - I have - and as > you all as well, wondered why they are there. Maybe even by the > fall, THIS > 2003 fall .... > So, anything new goin' on? > Ed How does the shutter get cocked? Do you have to do it manually, or does the new "back" come with a motor drive? BTW, the Contax RTS-III has "all those contacts built in below the film guide rails" and it was made in 1989, so simply having contacts below the film rail does not assure digital back compatibility. Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html