[Leica] Re: Nikon's profits tripled

[rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra)]

All those gold contacts on the R8 were reputedly for the autofocus.  
Remember how the R system was going to get autofocus, via a moving back 
for the R8?  1998, that was.  As soon as I heard it was off the agenda 
I went out and bought an F5 and a 300, just for sport.  Now Nikon have 
turned copy-cats, with a digi-back F6?  Geez, it'd make sense for it to 
be compatible with the F5 - that's the way Leica would do it.  And one 
of the reasons I'll stick with Leica.


On 18/11/2004, at 10:21 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> On 11/17/04 12:32 PM, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> typed:
>
>> If anyone wants to place a small wager, I'll bet that within six to 18
>> months Nikon will, in fact, introduce a digital back for the F6. In
>> fact, I'm convinced that's why they're introducing the F6 in the first
>> place.
>
>
> Well soon someone will have one in hand and check for all kinds of 
> funny
> gold contacts.  Although I'm not sure if anyone ever saw them on the 
> R8.
>
>
> Mark Rabiner
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