Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris, Leica already wrote a while back that they will be keeping the form of the M for the D-RF but the whole shutter mechanism will be different for technical reasons (?).I think that Zeiss are probably going hell for leather on a D-RF of their own (Zeiss/Sony/Cosina ??)The new film RF is IMO just a market acceptance study for a limited number of cameras to take the excellent lenses which were designed from the start to be put on a planned digital body. Douglas > I'm willing to wait on a digital M. By then they may have it right. :) > > Maybe the digital M can be a module like the digital R, where the chip can > be removed and replaced with a newer chip instead of buying a new damn > digital camera everytime there's a newer, better version. Nikon pushes > how > much better the D70 is over the D100. Okay maybe the software is better, > but > I'd like to be able to actually see through a decent viewfinder! Squint! > Only the D2h, 1d Mark II, and 1Ds Mark II have great viewfinders when it > comes to digital SLR's. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. D. Colen" > Subject: RE:Nikon's profits tripled > > > > Compared to Ted, we're all 'silly amateurs,' Simon...:-)...But as to > > digital Ms...I'm betting on Zeiss within the next 12-18 months. That is > > assuming that Epson doesn't correct the problems various people have > > noted in the RD1... > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >