Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/12

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Subject: [Leica] Digital M
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Mon Jul 12 10:10:09 2004
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I keep wondering if there is a way for Leica to break the technology
loop of tossing out the whole camera when the next model come out with
higher pixel density...blah blah blah.

If they could devise a modular design then you could buy the current
camera body/sensor and in the future send the camera back to have the
new electronics replaced. The body surely won't be worn out unless
it's plastic crap.

It's easier for an electronics company to do this - but in the
long-term Leica needs to become a lens and sensor-mount company and
find a model that doesn't involve redesign every two years of an
entire camera.

They could, of course, still make insanely great, and insanely
expensive, lenses and eventually they'd have the back that could make
as full a use of them as film currently can...or more.

Adam

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:30:18 -0600, John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Nope, just a different frameline mask set.
> 
> John Collier
> 
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> On Jul 12, 2004, at 8:50 AM, Frank Farmer wrote:
> 
> > On the digital M, wouldn't that require a new viewfinder too?
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Replies: Reply from bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Digital M)
In reply to: Message from frankandaubrey at mindspring.com (Frank Farmer) ([Leica] Digital M)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] Digital M)