Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'd suspect that Leica might well sell about 1.5x number of cameras by making a color and a B&W only model with 3x pixel resolution. I'd be very excited by this. I'm also glad to hear that they are going with the DMR ergonomics which are, in my opinion, the best of any digital camera based on the one I held when Doug and I went down to see one. Adam On 11/1/05, pmcc <pmcc_2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > > Also we were asked for our response on a digital > > version which would triple > > resolution. > > Lots of hands shot up from the crowd. With eyeballs > > in the middle of the > > palms. Blinking. > > > Mark, allow me to elaborate for the benefit > of anyone who was out of the room. > > Stefan asked the group how many of us would > be interested in a Digital M variation that > delivered triple the resolution with the > same size sensor and pixel count, but in > *black and white* only. That's when hands > shot up and pants got damp all over the room. > I didn't quite follow the proposed technical > implementation -- something about eliminating > RGB from the pixels und-so-weiter -- because > at the time I was preoccupied with the need > for fresh undergarments. > > Afterwards Mark said he would start a savings > account with a goal of $5K by Photokina. > > Peter. > SF, CA > > > > > __________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >