Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] How to manage a camera company?
From: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:36:01 +0200

From: Byron Rakitzis <leica@rakitzis.com>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 08:07
Subject: Re: [Leica] How to manage a camera company?


> So if there's really a future for Leica, it will be
> either an R or M mount digital camera, or perhaps a
> digital camera with a new autofocus lens mount with
> Leica glass.

The advantage to the M series is that the camera is very primitive.  This being
so, it is easy to replace a film back with a digital back.  The design of the
back and base of the camera make this even easier.  With automatic-everything
cameras, a lot of redesign is required to accommodate digital backs, but with
something as simple as the M6, hardly any changes would be necessary.

  -- Anthony