Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] New Digital (?) Rangefinder Rumor
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:58:52 -0500
References: <C7D6ED17.604EC%mark@rabinergroup.com>

I've tried both CCD and CMOS, and I prefer CCD.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] New Digital (?) Rangefinder Rumor


>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> Sounds like you are betting on a repeat of the M3/M2 story.  Why would 
>> they
>> diminish their cash flow when they are selling all of the M9 bodies they 
>> can
>> produce?
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>
>
> You're right if this continues they won't change. Like if its not broke
> don't fix it and besides we're too busy making money. But its bound to 
> level
> off.
> They will soon in the years of not months if not already months to come be
> looking at other sensor options. The one they have not is the only non 
> CMOS
> but CCD out there and its a bit under the gun.. The writing is on the 
> wall.
> The future is just around the corner. Time Marches on. And some horses are
> of a different color. When they introduce the next sensor what will it be?
> Green? Plaid? Black and white? We don't know the sensor options being
> presented to them.
>
> [Rabs]
> Mark William Rabiner
>
>
>
>
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