Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/02
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Hi LUGnuts.
Tought you might be interested in the following exchange with Lynn O'Mara,
PR lady for Irvine Sensors. Their subsidiary, IMAGEK, is developing the
EFS-1 unit as a digital film substitute.
>Alex -
>Just to let you know they did have the EFS-1 there ( a developmental
>prototype unit with a .8 megapixel imager), and it did work. They also had
>quite a few pictures on display that they've taken with that unit.
>
>Lynn O'Mara
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Alex Hurst [SMTP:corkflor@iol.ie]
>Sent: Thursday, February 25, 1999 6:06 AM
>To: lomara@irvine-sensors.com
>Subject: IMAGEK EFS-1
>
>Hi Lynn.
>
>This new product has been the subject of considerable discussion on both
>the Nikon and Leica camera groups out here in cyberspace.
>
>Most comment seems to revolve around the premise that this idea has been
>promoted for about two or three years with no sign of a working prototype.
>"The equivalent of computer vapourware" was one typical comment.
'There' was the Irvine stockholders meeting.
And a .8 megapixel prototype definitely ain't the same as a developed
full-bore pre-production model. Maybe June 2000.... :-)
Slan
Alex
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