Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/25

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Oh ... It's COMING SOON! :-)
From: "Jim Laurel" <jplaurel@nwlink.com>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 11:17:14 -0700
References: <C79A2932-8ED7-11D7-95E7-00039354861E@attinasi.org>

Why indeed?  Sorry, I just don't see the value proposition in a digital R
camera with a 1.3x chip.  A full-frame sensor would help, but even so
there's nothing unique about such a camera.  Laughable.

What the market lacks is a compact, full frame digital camera, ~10-15mp
resolution, the size of the M6, with interchangeable lenses - preferably M
lenses.  Now that would be an interesting product.  Impossible you say?  So
was a 120gb hard drive the size of a pack of cigarettes in 1992.

I'll bet anyone here that Cosina does it first.

- --Jim

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc Attinasi" <marc@attinasi.org>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Oh ... It's COMING SOON! :-)


> By that reasoning, why wold anyone buy an R camera at all, when they
> can buy an EOS and get AF and built in motor and all the other Canon
> goodies, and save loads of money? Maybe because people actually LIKE
> Leica cameras and lenses? Nah, must be something else ;-)
>
> Sorry to be contrary, but just because you don't like Leica's products
> does not mean they are laughable... it just means you don't like them.
>
> - marc
>
> On Sunday, May 25, 2003, at 09:48  AM, bdcolen wrote:
>
> > So IF it shows up, it have the full frame sensor of the Canon 1Ds,
> > won't
> > have autofocus - hey folks, you can always use an autofocus camera on
> > manual, but will cost $2000 MORE for half-a-body?
> >
> > ROFLOL!!
>
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