Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M lenses & digital compatibility
From: Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com>
Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 18:27:10 -0700

Where can you buy one of the S1 cameras if you feel so inclined?
Are they special order from Leica only?

At 12:15 AM 5/16/98 +0200, Alfred Breull wrote:
>I heard today, that a high res scan (about 15 MB) from the S1 
>needs up to 10 minutes, which would agree to the exposure time. 
>I don't know if it's true - but, if it's true, I feel some 
>complications for portraits - at least. And, 36x15 MB also means 
>a lot of space for the equivalent of one roll ...
>
>Taking these aspects into account I feel my temptation for a 
>USD 20.000 S1 somehow limited.
>
>Alf
>
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>At 20:56 15.05.1998 +0100, Lucien wrote:
>>Alex Brattell wrote:
>>
>>>That was one of my questions when I bought Leica M lenses - 
>>>will they be useable on future digital bodies?
>>>I was told that yes, they would. 
>>>Because I wanted to buy the stuff anyway, I believed it.
>>
>>And it's already true.
>>
>>They are useable on the Leica S1 with the adapter :
>>Leica S-Adapter-M 15 310.
>>
>>Lucien
>>
>
>
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>
>Alfred Breull
>http://members.aol.com/abreull/index.htm
> 


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