Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Eyes are 0n Leica now to come out with its answer to the Sony RX1 full frame compact. Not stupidly dumb itself down." Mark, any idea of which lens they would use for something like this? Leica glass is getting insanely pricey, but would they dare using a Japanese-made "Leica" lens? Jeffery On Friday, March 7, 2014, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > "bringing Leica back to the 4/3." kinda sounds like Leica used to make a > 4/3's camera, and now its coming back home.. Not the case. It's made a > couple of 4/3's lenes for other companies cameras. > Leica now is making compact 1.5 crop cameras. If there is a reason why it > should go 4/3's as if its a fad it has a prerogative to join in on I'd like > to know what it is. As is its a company whose mission has always been > making > a quality product and senselessly cutting its compact format in half does > not add up. > Eyes are 0n Leica now to come out with its answer to the Sony RX1 full > frame > compact. Not stupidly dumb itself down. > > > On 3/6/14 3:06 PM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com > <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > Wanna bet Ken ;-) ;-) > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 7 March 2014 05:58, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.com <javascript:;>> > > wrote: > > > >> My guess is that it will be a cosmetically enhanced version of the > >> Panasonic DMC-GX7, at $500 more, bringing Leica back to the 4/3. > >> > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 11:40 AM, Jim Laurel (gmail) <jplaurel at > >> gmail.com<javascript:;> > >>> wrote: > >> > >>> Just for fun, who would like to speculate on what Leica will announce > on > >>> April 24? Will it be the fabled Leica T (typ 701)? > >>> > >>> If I had a seat at the conference table, here's what I would I would > >>> propose: > >>> -- A modified M mount that supports autofocus. The "Leica M-AF" mount. > >>> -- Re-tool X-Vario to accept these new lenses. This APS-C camera will > be > >>> the initial offering. This new camera body can read the 6-bit coding on > >>> current M mount lenses. > >>> -- Release a set of primes with moderate aperture but superlative IQ in > >>> classical focal length equivalents: 35, 50, 28 and 90mm, in that order. > >>> M-AF lenses actually project an image circle sufficient for APS-H. > >>> -- Customers who want wider, longer or faster can use traditional M > mount > >>> lenses > >>> -- Firmware update for M240 to use the new lenses in crop mode. > >>> -- Next cycle, release the APS-H body with integrated EVF in the > >>> traditional position (far left) > >>> -- Sell body and prime of your choice as a kit. Your choice of an M-AF > >>> prime for the same price. M-AF body and one prime priced between M240 > >>> (body) and X-Vario. > >>> > >>> --Jim > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Ken Iisaka > >> first name at last name dot org or com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Jeffery L. Smith New Orleans, LA