Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/23

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re: Leica Digital
From: "John Barnabas" <john@ucs.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 11:31:51 -0700

- ----------
> From: smokey joe <goonman@worldnet.att.net>
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: Leica Digital
> Date: Sunday, March 23, 1997 8:15 AM
> 
> colin wrote:
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I just read about Leica's new digital camera to be released in late
> > 1997. If the R8 is any indication, very late 1997.  I believe it's
> > called the S1 and takes M or R lenses.  It's pretty much a studio
camera
> > and gives 25 million three color pixels.  I just thought I'd pass this
> > along.
> >  
> > Have a good Sunday,
> > 
> > Colin
> 
> Colin, 
> where did you read about a leica digital camera
> thnx
  
This is the Leica announcement.

http://www.leica-camera.com/elec_img/eisys_e.htm
LEICA S1 studio camera for electronic image recording
 
Perhaps the 22228 adapter will come back into production 
with Leica's intention to support M and R lenses on the S1?

- --
JB