Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The camera stores around here sell more APS point and shoots than 35mm ones. This seems to be a growing trend though probably short lived with the as P&S digitals become more inexpensive. John Collier > From: John Coan <jcoan@alumni.duke.edu> > > The first camera I ever owned that I could set the aperture, shutter, > and focus on (all manually and no meter) was an Olympus Pen. I still > have it. I liked half frame stuff OK, but was proud to go to full frame > 35. > > Now, as for APS ... I was waiting for the market to collapse. I see no > benefit and never intend to own one. I hated it when they were > released, thinking they might make 35mm suffer. Glad they flopped. > Smaller negatives are not the way to better pictures. And I was > thinking of 110 and Disc... > > Perhaps Leica thinks APS will succeed. I am surprised they invested in > development costs for this. > > Mark Rabiner wrote: >> >> Is Leica actually making this product? (the aps camera) or are they just >> having >> Fuji make it for them like the consumer digital cameras? >> I'm a little disappointed Leica would make an aps camera. I think the format >> had >> been a flop and an embarrassment not quite as bad as disk cameras but close. >> Give me an half frame camera free from all the pseudo digital B.S. >> 16x24 (half frame) now THAT'S a format that would have some real use for me. >> I think those would sell like HOTCAKES! >> A PEN F from Leica, not an Elph! >> Mark William Rabiner >> or a rangefinder half frame (single frame)