Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/19

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On 20 Jan, 2010, at 01:37, Jan Decher wrote:

> Josef et al.
> I agree and I hope Leica is going to offer that camera themselves and for
> people with a  more limited budget. The digital medium should allow them to
> go back to their smaller original RF size (III - IIIg).
> Leica have already "rediscovered" that classic size and shape in the X1 -
> now we just need that body with M (or the more compact SM!) mount. (But
> Cosina might beat Leica to it.)
> 
> I am amazed people on this list are so excited about the EP1 and GF1 ilk
> with their poor add- on EVFs.  The only rationale justifying one of these
> overpriced things is the (limited) ability to mount M lenses on it.
> Jan
> 
> =====
> From: Josef Brugger <jbrugger at pcez.com>
> .... In a year or two or three, someone will probably be selling something
> the size of a Leica CL or a Minolta CLE that will accept M-mount lenses and
> provide good results.
> Josef Brugger
> 
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