Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/04

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Subject: [Leica] OT IR SLR options
From: jeffmatsler at amaonline.com (Jeff S. Matsler)
Date: Fri May 4 09:46:26 2007
References: <C260D620.57397%mark@rabinergroup.com> <004a01c78e6b$272faff0$1eac28d1@fumcratr6dmly7>

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0612/06120701fujis5pro.asp

Found the updated link with amended data.

1.5fps / 3 fps

Still not enough...  :-(

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff S. Matsler" <jeffmatsler@amaonline.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT IR SLR options


> Hey Mark,
>
> Has the S5 finally been released.  I notice that review still has a 
> release date of "early 2007" and some of the details remain listed as 
> "unknown".
>
> I had an S2 - my first DSLR.  An awesome camera with the one flaw of being 
> way to slow for sports photography - which is what I was using it for. 
> :-(  Traded it in for a D1H and then a D2H.  Those had awesome speed, but 
> the pictures were crisper from the Fuji.
>
> I've been waiting for the S5 specs to come out - and / or the camera 
> itself hit the market.  It's the one camera that might convince me to buy 
> another Nikon DSLR.
>
> Jeff M
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 11:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT IR SLR options
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/4/07 11:41 AM, "Jeff S. Matsler" <jeffmatsler@amaonline.com> typed:
>>
>>> If you REALLY need IR, check out the Fuji S3IR - or whatever they're 
>>> calling
>>> it today.  It's designed for crime investigators, but is sold 
>>> commercially.
>>> It's a Nikon mount though.
>>>
>>> Jeff M
>>>
>>
>>
>> Here it is the Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro UVIR
>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06080904fujifilms3prouvir.asp
>>
>> You can shoot UV IR and
>> Lick the platter clean
>>
>> Wednesday, 9 August 2006  12:50 GMT
>>
>> Problem is
>> We're at the S5 now.
>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06092502fujifilms5pro.asp
>>
>>
>> A far supperior camera and mounted on a D200 nikon body one of the finist
>> I've handled. I don't think a few of us are calling it our Leica D200
>> totally just in jest.
>>
>>
>> But I'm less frustrated when I see there never was any S4. No more. 
>> Forever.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Rabiner
>> 8A/109s
>> New York, NY
>>
>> markrabiner.com
>>
>>
>>
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