[Leica] Digital "SLR"

[LRZeitlin@aol.com]

Phong wrote:

<<Perhaps I miss your point.

I thought by definition, SLR implies a mirror reflex 

viewing system, so by definition the view is the light 

path thru the lens, reflected by the mirror thru the 

prism then out the viewfinder window.  How does the

TFT display gets its image from ?>>

Of course that's what a SLR is. No argument. But the purpose of the reflex 
design is simply to show you what the lens is looking at before you take the 
picture. With digital technology there is no need to have a flipping mirror. The 
TFT display gets its image from the digital sensor. The picture is only taken 
when the image is written to the memory card. 

We are overlooking the obvious. Most professional digital SLRs are basically 
a standard film SLR body to which digital electronics have been attached. This 
is the situation with the Nikons, the Canons, and the Leica. And of course 
the basic attraction to professionals is that their inventory of film SLR lenses 
can be used on the new bodies to make the transition less economically 
painful. What I'm waiting for is a digital back that can be attach to my M Leicas. 
Let's see, if we replace the inspection flap with a digital sensor and hide the 
batteries in the film chambers and  put the electronics in an expanded bottom 
plate ----- ;-)

Larry Z
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