[Leica] New R Solution?

[sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)]

Why not a 36 x36?



On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 8:23 AM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote:

> If they would give us a 24x36 format and a decent price range then great, I
> don't care about size of the body as long as it was easy to handle.
>
> Gene
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2010 12:07:39 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Leica] New R Solution?
>
> There is just no reason why it would have to be 4/3's 2x crop it seems to
> me. What we are talking about is camera body configurations and they really
> don't need to be format specific. They could build an medium format digital
> D-lux 6 Texas point and shoot if they were in the mood. And I'm sure some
> day they will be.
>
> To me the most obvious format for the R system glass is the format it was
> built to cover. 24x36. If they build it we will come. But for 40,000
> smackeroo's it wont be too many of us if it was medium format.
> There is not such 24x36 format COMPACT cameras yet. But tomorrow I just
> around the corner.
> Tomorrow is today if you stay up late enough.
>
> --------------------
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> mark at rabinergroup.com
>
>
> > From: Gene duprey <grduprey at mchsi.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 23:31:42 -0500 (CDT)
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] New R Solution?
> >
> >
> > A 4/3 solution, of which already more or less exists, is not a solution I
> > would ever consider, and would be a total waste of excellent R optics.
>  If
> > this is what they expect us to accept, then I will be converting my R
> lenses
> > to Nikon mounts when my R8DMR dies.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Gene
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com>
> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Sent: Monday, September 6, 2010 9:32:30 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] New R Solution?
> >
> > If this hinted solution eventuates and proves to be micro four thirds
> based,
> > you may want to avoid the internet forums for a couple of weeks! The
> > pitchforks and torches will be out in force. I cannot imagine any hard
> core
> > R user being satisfied. I think I'd be adapting my glass to Nikon or
> Pentax
> > or Canon instead. The other rumour of course is something based around
> the
> > X1 sensor but it is entirely specualtion and wishing, as far as I know.
> >
> > My bet is for something new in the M world where nearly all of their
> focus
> > is.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> > NO ARCHIVE
> >
> >
> > On 7 September 2010 09:54, Robert D. Baron <rbaron at concentric.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> It still may be coming.  For you R users, as they used to say in the
> >> southern U.S., "Don't sell your Confederate dollars just quite yet".
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.echenique.com/index.php/2010/09/05/leica-drops-another-photokina-h
> >> int/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://leicarumors.com/2010/09/06/leica-acknowledges-development-of-new-syste
> >> m-camera-r-solution.aspx/
> >>
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