Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Electronic film
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 12:03:58 -0500

June 2000! Hell, I'll probably be dead by then! Sheesh!
Glad I got the Digilux!
Dan
- -----Original Message-----
From: Alex Hurst <corkflor@iol.ie>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 4:35 AM
Subject: [Leica] Electronic film


>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
>
>Alex Hurst
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>
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>
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