Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >