Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: New Hexar RF?
From: "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith@dcc.edu>
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2003 10:32:16 -0500
References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030601031043.028838d8@192.168.100.11> <5.2.0.9.0.20030601091633.00b46768@mdaemon.dcc.edu>

It seems to have a lot of "controls" on it. One of the initial images of a 
lens (on the "slide show") looked like a typical Konica P&S lens, but the 
other lens looks more like an RF lens. Seems to be a composite of two 
cameras or more.

Jeffery

At 10:30 AM 6/1/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm seeing something different.  It appears there is only a single strap lug
>positioned about half way up on the grip side.  This would suggest a
>smallish point and shoot body.
>
>Gary
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith@dcc.edu>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 10:17 AM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: New Hexar RF?
>
>
> > After trying to look at it from those obscure images, it appears to be a
> > largish digital camera, something similar in size to the Leica Digilux 1
>or
> > the Olympus 5050.
> >
> > At 08:45 AM 6/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Looks very...digital.
> > >
> > >At 03:14 AM 6/1/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> > >>www.dpreview.com mentions that there's a teaser ad on Konica's site:
> > >>http://www.konica.jp/personal/newproduct/index.html
> > >>
> > >>The interesting thing is that if you click on the Sample2 image, there's
> > >>a f1.2 lens (what focal length?) and the camera seems to have a thing
> > >>that looks like my M7 rangefinder window.
> > >>
> > >>Of course the kicker would be that if it is a digital RF w/ M mount!
> > >>
> > >>Ahhh...... 2 more days...
>
>
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In reply to: Message from "Richard F. Man" <richard@imagecraft.com> ([Leica] OT: New Hexar RF?)
Message from "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith@dcc.edu> (Re: [Leica] OT: New Hexar RF?)