Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks! As long as I can use my current M lenses, I'll be happy. Tina At 04:51 PM 12/22/2005, you wrote: >Tina, > >The article in the German edition of LFI seems clearer: Leica is going to >present new wide-angle lenses at the same time as the Digital M. The reason >is that the current lenses will become "longer" on the DM due to the crop >factor. The 21 behaves like a 28 and the 28 like a 35. Therefore there will >be the need for new, shorter (wider) lenses to fill the gap. These lenses >will be usable on both the Digital M and the film M bodies. > >Peter > > >-- Original-Nachricht -- > >Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:32:53 -0500 > >From: Tina Manley <images@infoave.net> > >Subject: RE: [Leica] Official picture of digital-M? > >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > >Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > > > > > >It says that "The Digital M will be introduced as a complete package > >that will include new wide-angle lenses." I suppose that means that > >our current M lenses won't work with the digital camera? That would > >defeat the whole purpose to me. > > > >Tina > > > > > >At 04:23 PM 12/22/2005, you wrote: > >>Albert Wang wrote: > >> > Looks like the upcoming issue of LFI (Jan. 2006) includes a > >> > "mock-up" > >> > picture of the new digital M. It says M7 Digital > >> > but hopefully they will rename it to M-Digital 1 or MD1 which > >> > would be the start of a new generation. > >> > >>You can see it here, and read the propaganda/marketing too: > >>http://www.lfi-online.de/ceemes/show.php?lfi_index_english > >> > >> > >>- Phong > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information