Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/22

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Subject: [Leica] We need to homebrew digital backs. Kickstarter? M3-7. R series. Om series. Nikon f f2 fm
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:41:58 -0700

I know Leica did the dmd. Epson the rd1 the Kodak dcs in the dark ages.  
Ditto for E film and applied science fiction.  

With Fuji X size LiIon cells.  Sd cards. Thin displays and sensors It can't 
be that hard to capture 16-24mp. Jpgs with replacement backs well under 
$500?  

Sign me up
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 22, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> I think the question of who made the lens is less important than who 
> designed the lens. Nittoh do contract manufacturing, and they have done so 
> for Fuji, among others, in the past.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On 23-Jun-2016, at 03:28, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography 
>> at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Neither for me I think, I don?t like operate on cameras in Menu mode 
>> neither with EVF, on the other hand this one is not exactly a MF camera, 
>> IMHO it is equivalent to a smaller 4,5 x 6, the CMOS sensor is 43.8 ? 
>> 32.9mm, for me the true MF (at least in film)  is 60 x 60 mm (2 1/4" x 2 
>> 1/4?).
>> 
>> Lluis
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> El 22 juny 2016, a les 23:16, Frank Verizon 2 2016 <red735i at 
>>> verizon.net> va escriure:
>>> 
>>> Appears to be a Leica SL on steroids, at a discount store price. 
>>> Does 2 lenses sound familiar?
>>> No zoom yet, no H lens adapter yet. 
>>> Fully electronic lens to body connections mean that CF,C, and F lenses 
>>> will not work, unless they make a special adapter available
>>> 
>>> It is substantially lighter than my Leaf + 500CM system, a good thing.
>>> 
>>> I am unconvinced it is a path for me.
>>> 
>>> Frank Filippone
>>> 
>>> <http://www.hasselblad.com/x1d>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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