Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to say I'm getting a real kick out of all this speculation, and suggestion, about the wonderfully innovative, really exciting things Leica could do in digital. Innovative? Exciting? I can only think of two truly exciting, innovative things Leica EVER did - introduce the O, and put TTL metering in a rangefinder. And we all know how well that latter innovation went over. :-) B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Adam Bridge Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:10 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital M 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 > > > > On Jul 12, 2004, at 8:50 AM, Frank Farmer wrote: > > > On the digital M, wouldn't that require a new viewfinder too? > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information