Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/04

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Microsoft
From: Harrison McClary <hmcclary@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 22:01:15 -0500

On 8/4/99 9:47 AM peterk@lucent.com wrote

>What does this have to do with photohgraphy? Leica?  Is Microsoft buying
>Leica?

Yes haven't you heard??

The new M7 will incorporate a Active matrix screen in place of a view 
finder and only one lens will be produced...a 41.3mm f 3.23.  The lens 
will be in plastic mount and will have computer aided design plastic 
elements.  The focus problems will be corrected in M2000.

Harrison McClary
email: harrison@mcclary.net
http://www.mcclary.net
preview my book: http://www.volmania.com