Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear LUGGERS, Please check out Moose Peterson's review of the Nikon D1 http://www.naturephotographers.net/nikond1.html I know Moose is a great advocate for Nikon but what he has to say about the usefulness of a digital camera to a professional photog is certainly food for thought! Wouldn't it be great for all us Leica lovers if Leica teamed up with someone (Nikon/ Fuji) to bring out a digital camera like the D1 which could use Leica R lens and (perhaps too much to ask ) Leica M lenses. And at a competitive price like the D1 (presently US$5,000 which will fall over time) - not the price of the Leica S1. (Is the S1 still available? Schmidt doesn't list it in its price list for Hong Kong) Given the LUG chat about inkjet / laser digital printing (which most Leica friends practice to some degree) digital inputs are just a logical extension. Just as Nikon and Canon produce film cameras and digital cameras at the same time, here would be a chance for Leica to compete with a digital picture taking platform and catch up on the technical development curve by providing a means of using those wonderful Leica lenses we have all invested so much money in while entering the digital age. In my view that might be a better application of resources than bringing out a smaller R8 in two or three years time - unless of course the new 8 also takes a digital back! I am now off to my favorite photo store to look at the D1. :) I wonder if the Canon digital would take R lenses with an adaptor. Hmmmm? Cheers Howard.