Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, Can't agree with you about the Epson being either svelte or elegant. I believe you answer your own question. The Epson does not begin to meet Leica DMR standards. It has a 1.5 crop rather than 1.37 among other things. (I still find that unacceptable personally.) The Epson costs 3K, so figure the digital M-lens camera to be a good bit thicker and have the Imacon sensor from the DMR. Figure it also to cost ~ 5K - 6K. Not being a betting man, my largest bet is $0.05, but I'll wager on this one! :-) Luis, That bit of Photoshop has been kicking around for over a year on various Websites... William At 08:59 PM 10/10/2004 -0400, you wrote: >The current Epson RD-1 certainly appears to very "svelte"-like, actually >elegant. The photos it produces may or may not meet Leica expectations, >but if Epson/Cosina could produce something like that relatively quickly, >why can't Leica? > >-dan c. > >At 08:05 PM 10-10-04 -0400, William G. Lamb, III wrote: > > >100 rolls each year, film is a far more economical proposition. > > > >Also, anyone who dreams that a digital M will be remotely like making > >pictures with a real M will be very disappointed since this "machine" can > >hardly be "svelte" and elegant in use. Commercial prints and high-res > >scans > >work fine for me with some of the latest emulsions. Just look at the DMR. > >It's HUGE!!!