Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Apologies if this is already old news. I just pulled >this off the photo.net Leica Forum. > >Details about the up-coming Leica R9d - FWIW! > ><http://summilux.online.fr/r_system/futur.html> > >(Page is in French, so have dictionary ready.) > >The R9d apparently uses the Philips full-frame 24x36mm >3072 x 2048 CCD. > >At 10 000 Euros, it's a *little* steep however. > >Comes with some pretty cool-looking acquire software: > ><http://summilux.online.fr/r_system/futur2.html> Andrew My only concern about this information is that Contax, that uses this full format captor, spent some years developping it and finally launched the Contax ND which is only 400 ASA maximum. Other concern is that batteries drain quickly. Think the Canos EOS D30, I use one, get from a tiny batery 600 shoots! I just wait... but I believe that this information is sciencie fiction! Kind regards Felix - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html