Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/15

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Subject: [Leica] Digi-system camera was THE FUN PART! :-)
From: ljkapner at cox.net (Leonard J Kapner)
Date: Thu Apr 15 18:28:37 2004

Yeah, I've got a pair of those. In storage. Swedish bird cameras. Darth
Vader: Remember the dark slide. How much is the digiback? $10K? Or $20?

What a solution...  ;-)

Len

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-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of B. D.
Colen
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 4:26 PM
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Digi-system camera was THE FUN PART! :-)

It's called a 2 1/4 and they've been around for years. Take the film
back off, put the digi back on. Take the digiback off, put the film back
on. ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Leonard J Kapner
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 11:46 AM
To: 'Leica Users Group'
Subject: RE: [Leica] Digi-system camera was THE FUN PART! :-)


Whoa, what a good idea! A minimalist approach... Think anyone would buy
it save ~1,000 M Leicaists?

Len

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-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Douglas M. Sharp
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 7:50 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Digi-system camera was THE FUN PART! :-)

Just an idea,
Why not build the digital camera body in a perfectly conventional form, 
without all the bells buttons and blinking
lights, and give us a plug-in LCD as a viewer/pre-edit/storage unit and 
whatever else doesn't really need to be on the camera
for the purpose of taking pictures. Once you've set up any special 
exposure parameters unplug it and put it in your pocket.
- it could even double as a remote control,  - stick it in the hot shoe 
if you have to have it
on the camera for tripod work, macro etc.
If a manufacturer got around to this way of thinking we might even get 
cheaper digi-bodies. All the high grade software
on a plug-in module for use on any number of cameras - even different 
brands (no hope!), different LCD sizes, storage capacity, software
packages.All the camera needs is a finder, lens, a shutter, 
sensor (possibly exchangeable for higher resolution) and a hard-disk.
This would be the start of a digital system camera !


Douglas



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