Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My sources in the Leica finance department have told me a bit more: due to its anticipated high price, the R10 will come with a financing plan, underwritten by the reputable British bank Northern Rock. Nathan On 8-mei-2008, at 14:45, Douglas Sharp wrote: > /Steve, > / > > / > We are certain, at least as far as one can be certain without having > seen the camera in real life: A digital Leica R SLR will be shown > at the > Leica booth at the Photokina 2008:/ > > As we have heard from a reliable source, Leica is determined to show a > digital R at the Photokina 2008, and as far as possible, not a "God > only > knows when we can deliver" prototype, but as a soon to be marketed > camera. According to our source, work on this camera is progressing at > top speed. Our information is as reliable as it can be at a stage when > the camera is not yet to be seen in a showcase at the Photokina: Very > reliable, but not immune to unforeseen circumstances. > > We were unable to gather much more information than this: The sensor > will be supplied by a manufacturer that is (also) an OEM supplier. > This > infers, for instance, Kodak, Sony or Imacon. (collaboration with > Imacon > is already known from the somewhat unfortunate DMR) A full-format > sensor > with 24x36 mm seems just as probable as resolution beyond 15 > megapixels > ? but this is still pure speculation. Full-format intentions have > already been heard from Leica, intentions that were however later > emphatically denied. > > If Leica intends to maintain the same naming conventions as used > for the > M-series, then the next Leica SLR will simply be an R10 by name. > > By the way, the small photo above shows the R9, because no one has > seen > an R10 yet. > > Who do I send my invoice to? > > Douglas M. Sharp > G2E Translations - Hannover > > Steve Barbour wrote: >> >> On May 8, 2008, at 12:55 AM, AMARD philippe wrote: >> >>> They supposed to be well informed and announce the R10 for >>> Photokina - no details provided >>> >>> http://www.photoscala.de/Artikel/Leica-R10-digital-in-der-Pipeline >> >> >> I wonder if someone who speaks German well might provide a >> translation ? >> >> >> No rush...thanks, >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> phx >>> >>> ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http:// >>> www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: http:// >>> www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> >> ------ >> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: >> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ >> Archives are at: >> http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/128276 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog