[Leica] M8 and the Future

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)]

OK, Bob, lets place a bet, say, 1 roll of Tri-X.

If Leica releases a full frame M digital camera by July 30th 2009, you win 
the bet. If not, I win.

Then we double the prize :-)

If Leica releases a full frame M digital camera with your dual viewfinder 
feature by July 30th 2010, you win the bet. If not, I win.

I expect to have won 3 rolls of Tri-X by August 1st, 2010, so you may want 
to buy them now in case film disappears :-)

At 01:15 PM 10/27/2006, Afterswift@aol.com wrote:

>Hi Everyone,
>
>I have this gut feeling that the true competitor of the Canon D5 will be the
>Leica M9, which will be FF. We're headed for full frame 35. That's 
>inevitable.
>These FFs will hit the market within a year. Digital technology moves fast.
>The M8 is probably a good collector's model and those few who actually buy 
>it
>will get about the same results that we enjoy with the Nikon D200 or even 
>the
>D70 -- which is a fast, no slouch Nikon (nevermind the pixel count, the 
>quality
>is there!).
>
>I assume Leica Solms is tooling up for the M9 as we write. I'm looking
>forward to the LCD viewer for close-up and telephoto work. I assume there 
>will be a
>lever on the M9 that permits us to open the focal plane shutter to focus and
>preview DOF live. Without the DSLR mirror problem, the simplicity of the M
>design should make the dual viewfinders possible -- one optical, the other
>electronic. My Oly 5050 has this feature and I love it. I can't imagine 
>the M9
>without it.
>
>Bob

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