Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Come on, Doc Clompus - What, other than wishful thinking, leads you to believe that "it looks...(like) Konica will be delivering a digital Hexar with greater than 5 MB imaging that accepts Leica M mount lenses?" There is NOTHING in that tiny bit of tease ad to suggest anything other than the "greater than 5 mb imaging" - if there is even that. The ad says nothing about Leica M lens mounts; the ad no more suggests it is a Hexar than it suggests it is a Konica from the 1970s. All it suggests is that they have what they want us to think is a hot new digital camera coming out. ;-) ...I certainly hope you're right. And I would certainly buy such a camera. But... Best wishes on this gawdawful rainy Sunday.. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of rclompus@cox.net Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 11:56 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] New Digital Hexar RF? 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