Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8/R9 Digital Back announced
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:08:42 -0700
References: <200306261904.PAA03152@poseidon.proxymedia.net>

At 1:58 PM -0400 6/26/03, Emanuel Lowi wrote:
>While the idea of an adapted M for digital is a no-go, what I'd like 
>to see is a
>digital body with dimensions/size/weight very similar to an M with 
>Leicavit, that can
>mount M lenses on the front.
>
>For me, the shape/size/weight of the M has as more to do with its virtues as a
>shooting tool than do the specifics of its shutter type, 
>advance/rewind mechanism and
>(omigosh) focussing system.
>
>Emanuel Lowi
>Montreal

Unfortunately, it's the lenses that are the main problem.

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