Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 3/13/05 4:59 PM, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> typed: > Mark Rabiner wrote... > > "And Leica, should it survive, will when it comes out with it's digital > body have its eye on compactness. Not an R8/9 based life form. They'll > aim more at the CL." > > And you know this because...? > > > It's my arthritis, BD. It acts up every 30 years when the camera industry realizes it's products are porcine and puts them on a diet.. When camera companies realize that the size of a camera body should reflect the size of it's format. Image circle. Maitani with his Olympus OM1 took 33% off the weight and bulk of the 35mm SLR camera industry as the were all caught with their pants down and had to follow suit or look like idiots and go out of business. By the way I just checked the dates to find out the relationship between the CL and OM1. Olympus OM1 1972 Leica CL 1973 http://www.geocities.com/maitani_fan/om_concept.html I found these original Maitani ads and controversy http://www.geocities.com/maitani_fan/maitani_adv.html Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/