Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wouldn't it be "funny" if, thanks to digital photography, Kodak became a serious camera manufacturer again in a big way... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Dan Cardish Sent: Monday, June 22, 1998 7:06 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Digital: OFF-TOPIC At 02:58 PM 22-06-98 -0700, Francesco wrote: >I would consider a digital camera IF and only IF: > >1. It were feasibly portable and not too big >2. It could work with a laptop as a field camera for outdoor use >3. It produced STUNNING images, AT LEAST as good as the > ones I get from scanning Leica chromes onto PhotoCD >4. It had a recycle time under a minute >5. On the computer screen, an image created with it could not be > told apart from a high-res PhotoCD image > Kodak has announced the DC260, a (roughly) 1500x1000 pixel camera that they claim can produce photo quality output on 8x10 paper. At 240 dpi, it should be capable of that. Camera even has a PC socket for flash, unusual for low end digital cameras. Street price is supposed to be about $800 U.S. Dan C.