Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis & Brian, A digital Leica which takes M lenses will certainly NOT be an M7 or any other M as we know it. My best guess is that it might resemble a king-sized CL so as to have room for all the electronics and sensor. This item might be of some value to a pro who could get it to pay for itself over time, but I imagine it will cost more than two current M bodies. Since I shoot maybe 50 - 100 rolls each year, film is a far more economical proposition. Also, anyone who dreams that a digital M will be remotely like making pictures with a real M will be very disappointed since this "machine" can hardly be "svelte" and elegant in use. Commercial prints and high-res scans work fine for me with some of the latest emulsions. Just look at the DMR. It's HUGE!!! We all know that pros need digital capture to meet deadlines. I'm beginning to wonder whether there might be a digital backlash in the consumer segment in the near future when the average user finds his/ her files irreparably corrupted and when all the prints they made on their home printers turn black. :-) Regards, William At 04:30 PM 10/10/2004 -0700, you wrote: >>Reality or fiction? > >Depends entirely on what planet you live on. I think that in 2 or 3 of >your Earth years there will be at least one such beast.