Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Interchangeable lens? Lots of controls? We certainly are reading a lot into a cryptic ad which mentions only a Zoom-Hexar, shows the outline of a typical P&S box, shows a photo of the limited-edition Hexar RF with f1.2 lens, and shows a pretty good digital image (though no better than is achievable with the Nikon CP5000 or a good film scanner). We'll all see on June 6, but I seriously doubt that it will be the mythical full frame, interchangeable lens, M-mount wonder that we all seem to want. I suspect that we will get a P&s dital with a good lens. >The full face example photo opened in Photoshop as a 14.4 MB >image. You could count the hairs on the tip of the models nose. It >looks to me that Konica will be delivering a digital Hexar with >greater than 5MB imaging that accepts Leica M mount lenses. > >If the price is right, it looks like I'll be purchasing one of these >instead of an MP. It makes perfect sense to have a manual focus, >auto expoasure rangefinder that captures images digitally and >accepts Leica lenses. While Leica is busy producing a 3 MB D'Lux >point and shoot, it appears Konica beat them to an interchangable >lens digital camera. > >Richard Clompus, OD >Rloanoke, VA > > >> From: "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith@dcc.edu> >> Date: 2003/06/01 Sun AM 11:32:16 EDT >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: New Hexar RF? >> >> 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... >> > >> > >> >-- >> >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/ >unsub.html >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/ >unsub.html >> > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html