Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Last Saturday I hiked over hill and dale searching for an Eagle's nest I'd been told about, with a backpack chock full of R System. Friggin heavy! There's no way I'd want to carry an extra body. I ditched the Motor Drive as it is and carted only a winder along. Now the digi-back with film capability would be a space and weight saver - for sure. I'm just looking for the reason to swap in the field? Well, maybe here's one. I could use the digi back to take setup and experimental shots and once satisfied I'm on track, switch to film and get the money shots on the best media available. It's conceivable. Instant feedback would be so good for shooting sessions like these. I'd have plenty of time between food drops (to the chicks, not me :-( ) to do things like swap backs, read a few chapters, sleep, etc. And if I've got the digi back on when the shot of the day materialises, I'd just go with that. 10.5 Mpix aint so bad. Rick Dykstra On 18/11/2004, at 1:14 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > On 11/17/04 4:00 PM, "Rick Dykstra" <rdcb37@dodo.com.au> typed: > >> All those gold contacts on the R8 were reputedly for the autofocus. >> Remember how the R system was going to get autofocus, via a moving >> back >> for the R8? 1998, that was. As soon as I heard it was off the agenda >> I went out and bought an F5 and a 300, just for sport. Now Nikon have >> turned copy-cats, with a digi-back F6? Geez, it'd make sense for it >> to >> be compatible with the F5 - that's the way Leica would do it. And one >> of the reasons I'll stick with Leica. >> > Leica is going to stick with backs certainly as their only digital > option. > They did announce they are looking to come out with a digital R body. > If his > makes them turn away from the back idea or continue with it I don't > know. > My gut feeling says they'll just go with dedicated bodies. The back is > real > big. And not all that easy to switch back and forth with film. You'd > end up > just wanting one for film anyway. So you your thinking of the body > you've > got with the digital back on it as your digital body. > Not that the back was a huge mistake they've learned a lot about > digital by > coming out with it and it's put them in the ballgame. > > I think Nikon is going to come out with a digital body which is > associated > as their flagship digital product. > Just their the F line for film. > The Nikon F. > The Nikon F2. > The Nikon F5. > They need that for digital. > Their "D" cameras will be the FM's or Nikkormat's of digital run of > the mill > bodies. > > My wild guess or wish is that they'd call it the FD line. Canonistic > as "FD" > may sound to an old timer such as myself. > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >