Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] digital M
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:48:23 -0400
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I would be willing to bet -a very small amount - that a digital M will
be the child of a Leica collaboration with Canon, Nikon, Fuji, or
Olympus. And if I had to narrow that field, I'd say Nikon or Canon. Such
a collaboration would be a promotional field day for both Leica and its
partner.

B. D.

Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
> "B. D. Colen" wrote:
> >
> > I don't use infrared film or orthochromatic film, so it's no problem.
> > ;-)I'm talking about work, not my own 'art,' and tools for work....The
> > bottom line is I am doing black and white documentary work for families
> > and corporate clients. In doing so it has become quite obvious to me
> > that sooner, rather than later, I am going to have to add a decent
> > digital capability to my equipment collection. At this point the most
> > obvious way for me to go is to add a Nikon D series body, which can use
> > the lenses I have for my F100s...But if I could, I'd rather have an
> > M-like digital body...
> >
> > B, D,
> >
> Fuji makes the S1 pro for those of us with a stockpile of Nikon glass.
> An option for Nikon users instead of the D series.
> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0001/00013102fujis1pro.asp
>         a coincidence it's called the S1!?
> Anyway would they lower themselves to making a body Leica M mount?
> 
> Maybe a wealthy Leica loving industrialist could give them a grant to do so!
> They are already making digital cameras with "Leica" written on the front!
> 
> Mark Rabiner
> 
> Portland, Oregon
> USA
> 
> http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/

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