Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] "Leica" digicams (Was: Really Lucky Ducky shot)
From: bachchaconne@my-deja.com
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 2001 16:08:25 +0800

Well I hope that's a "real" hot shoe.  My C*n*n G1 supposedly has one
also but non-C*n*n flashes (or at least my old Metz and Sunpak) just
won't fire.  Ain't gonna fork out more cash for a 3rd flash unit just
for the G1.

Also my G1's lens looks suspiciously like the "Zeiss" lens on the Sony
models and both have the same specs - this has been mentioned many
times on the dpreview site.  I wonder whether that's a real or
re-badged Zeiss lens - the Sony doesn't say T* either.  But I heard
the Sony's (or at least the DVs) are made by Kyocera and if that's the
case, perhaps the G1 has a Zeiss lens too.  :)

Looking at the Panasonic LC5, I don't think they had the outer design
approved by Leica before putting it into production - unlike Kyocera
and Zeiss.  ;-)  Different strokes.....

Andrew

>Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 22:40:41 -0800
>From: Marc Attinasi <marc@attinasi.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] "Leica" digicams  (Was: Really Lucky Ducky shot)

>Thanks for the link! The DMC-LC5 looks a bit like a Contax G2 I think -
>quite 'camera-like' and I really like the hot shoe. I guess it is like Sony
>using Zeiss lenses, only different ;)

>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0109/01091701matsushitaleica.asp

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