Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think you are right Mark, Engineering a digital removable back for a film camera will have been a VERY expensive and difficult thing to do mechanically. I take my hat off to Leica for doing it. I expect any subsequent digital SLR will be a complete camera, and much easier to do. My hopes for the digital M plummeted following the physical implications of Henning's experiences with the Epson. I hope I am not being too pessimistic. Frank On 12 Nov, 2004, at 03:53, Mark Rabiner wrote: > On 11/11/04 7:31 PM, "Doug Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> typed: > >> on 11/11/04 6:51 PM, Richard at richard-lists@imagecraft.com wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the report. Any news about potentially a Digital R10, and >>> of >>> course the Digital M? >>> >> >> AFAIK nobody in attendance asked about a digital R10. Digital M is >> not next >> year 'cuz Leica wants to finish the DMR first (and, I hope, get it >> right). >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> > Last week in Williamsburg Ralph Hagenauer flat out said to expect a > Digital > Body soon. > Didn't name it or number it. > Just planted an image of it in our frontal lobes. > > My hunch is this is their last digital back. > It will be bodies like everyone else soon. > > Not that the back is a big problem. > > But I think people are not adverse to the idea of having more than one > body > in their camera system. And if they are going to shoot digital then > one of > those bodies can be a digital body. > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >