[Leica] M7 Digital (real one!! :-) ) in LFI

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

I doubt there is suddenly a technical solution to suit all lens designs 
since each M lens has a unique set of angles of incidence to the 
focussed plane - see Erwin's book. Perhaps by accepting lower standards 
and using APS sized sensor the worst of the problems can be neglected.


On 27 Mar 2004, at 16:52, Leicajay@aol.com wrote:

> <<In a message dated 03/26/2004 7:40:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> kididdoc@cox.net writes:
> Hi Karen.... exciting, yes ...but it seems a bit
> early to be talking details.... I know I sound
> like my friend BD, but he is usually right on the
> button....... are you sure they are not just
> putting it out there   ?.... ie running it up the
> flagpole, to see if anyone will salute....just to
> get their toe in the door?>>
>
>
>
> I haven't seen the picture (and won't because I stopped LFI years ago) 
> but
> with two years to go until the launch I wouldn't put a lot of stock in 
> an image
> now, even if it comes from Leica (and somehow I doubt that the 
> publishers of
> LFI are the type to put an April-Fools joke in the mag).  The reason I 
> say this
> is that until about two days prior to Cosina-Epson's announcement of 
> their
> Digital-M, Leica was still maintaining that it was "impossible".  As a 
> loyal
> Leica man of course I believe they weren't lying, but were honestly 
> surprised by
> Cosina-Epson's brand-new top-secret technology.  Thus the image in LFI 
> must
> only be a conceptual mock-up, beceause of course since Leica truly 
> believed a
> digital M was impossible until a few weeks ago, they would not have 
> had time to
> actually produce a working model yet.
>
> I will state for the record though that I am disappointed if Leica is 
> not
> going the route of a digital back for existing M bodies as they are 
> doing with
> the (as yet phantom) R back.  However I do believe that since the chip 
> and
> electronics are already developed (by Epson) to deal with the 
> rear-element-to-chip
> proximity issue, someone will eventually produce either a digiback or a
> gut-and-retrofit for earlier M's so that the enjoyment of classic 
> Leicas can
> continue into the digital future...it will be a pity if someone else 
> other than Leica
> reaps the profits from that.
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