Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/22
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Hi Jay,
Well, if Leitz goes whole hog with digital and drops the M that would
be the most moron ever.
Don't panic! Leitz still makes lenses for the old screwmount. Some old
gezzer who's been using screwmount since '32 can get the latest 50mm
Summicrom, well, more likely the Japanese collectors. Leitz is not going
to abandon the M as long as the company exits.
If digital terrorists bombed the Leitz Solms factory, there's already
enough used gear available and more coming as the masses become
increasingly hypnotized by marketing efforts to implant digital as the
first choice and the new. Relax and take some pictures with your Leica.
Cheers,
Rich Lahrson
tripspud@transbay.net
Mxsmanic wrote:
> Jay writes:
>
> > But now, with only M lenses, I'd like the chance
> > to use them digitally, instead of buying completely
> > into another system or an autofocus, permanently
> > mounted zoom lens only digital camera.
>
> Would you rather have a digital M or a film M? Because, in the case of a
> company as small as Leica, you're unlikely to be able to have both, unless
> you're willing to sacrifice a great deal of quality for both systems.