Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well I did not write that bit, but that's OK. Gene |---------+--------------------------------------------------------> | | MCyclWritr@aol.com | | | Sent by: | | | lug-bounces+grduprey=rockwellcollins.com@leic| | | a-users.org | | | | | | | | | 09/20/2004 06:32 PM | | | Please respond to Leica Users Group | | | | |---------+--------------------------------------------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: lug@leica-users.org | | cc: | | Subject: Re: Digital M/Digital Rebel was Re: [Leica] Lost Faith in Leica | >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| >>grduprey@rockwellcollins.com writes: I think they would be much better off designing a digital M from scratch. And frankly it doesn't have to look EXACTLY like the current M, close would be good enough. Feli<< >From scratch, yes. But, good gawd, talk about thinking inside a very tightly defined, old-time box. I don't care if the digital M looks like a one-liter bottle of Castrol 20W-50. If it uses my M lenses and produces images as good as my Digital Rebel (I won't hold it to my 20D's standards) I'm a happy M dude. Let's make it easy on the Solmsoidians. Encourage them to dip a toe. Take chance. Be more than they thought they could be. All together, now: "C'mon Fritz, you can do it!" Ooops, that's the BMW motorcyclists' chant. Never mind. -Chris Lawson, pondering the excitement of trying get an oil container-shaped camera through airport security _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information