Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/22

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Subject: [Leica] is this the S2?
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Mon Sep 22 09:19:57 2008
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Well.. those MF digi backs keep getting cheaper.
I for one am having a blast with my 500cm and CFV back.
The great thing is I can look forward to better backs (used 31MP backs
are already starting to drift down in price).

Eric

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> 
wrote:
> you may be correct
> however,
> I find it fascinating
> that every new product release
> from Leica
> receives the same tired refrain
> and generally
> before any real experience
> with the tool
>
> IMHO
> the so-called medium format
> digital market
> can and will absorb this hybrid
> (if real)
> because that market has always
> been dealing with hybrids
> beginning with hanging
> very small sensors on the backs
> of cameras with lenses covering 60mm x 60mm and greater
>
> phaseOne (a back manufacturer) has come out with a camera
>
> this market has been trying to find
> the right form/function combination for decades
> the huge megapixel form factor is highly specialized
> and unnecessary for most studio pros
> this baby, with the quality we've seen from M8 and DMR,
> could very well find a new set of Leica fanatics
>
> and I'll repeat
> never underestimate the power
> of reputation and legend
>
> Fond regards,
> George
>
> george@imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
>
> On Sep 22, 2008, at 9:20 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>
>> I think this camera is a mistake 3 years late.
>
>
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