Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That would be a best-case scenario. Sadly, it looks like the outcome is going to be a camera that has to be used in (a) arms-length mode or (b) with a clunky little EVF. Why is Leica so hostile to eye-level viewfinder in its smaller cameras? Dante On May 27, 2013, at 8:02 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > My guess is that the Leica mini m is simply a rebaged and cosmetically > altered Fuji x, possibly with an M mount. Leica and Fuji have had a long > relationship. Remember that the first Leica digitals were Fujis. The > Digilux was a Fuji MX-700, the Digilux Zoom, a Fuji MX-1700, and the > Diglux 4.3, a Fuji 4700 Zoom. Back in the film days Leica had a > relationship with Minolta. The Leica CL was a Minolta product. > > What better, cheaper, and more expedient way to fill a marketing void than > simply putting your name on someone else's product. > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information