Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, I think that others have answered but I would bet that it will be about M5 sized with rounded corners. I would bet on somewhat thicker as the shutter will need to fit behind the rangefinder with the LCD stuck beyond that. Sensor to flange would have to stay the same so maybe a few mm's. The last is just pure guesswork. Don don.dory@gmail.com. On 5/16/06, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > > On May 15, 2006, at 7:29 PM, Don Dory wrote: > > > Steve, > > The Leica folks including Roger Horn are pretty sure that the dM > > will be > > announced at Photokina with deliveries starting soon after. 1.3 crop > > factor, 10mp, verticle metal shutter, somewhat larger than the > > current M. > > how much larger? > > > Infromation from the beta testers is very sketchy but generally > > postive as > > long as you accept increased vignetting with ultrawides due to sensor > > failure(see all the RD1 posts in the archives). Even more sketchy > > are the > > methods that will be used to overcome this. > > > > Like most new things from Leica there will be screams about expense, > > complaints that it isn't perfect, complaints that Leica was too anal > > retentive in how they make the "best" solution out there, real > > screams that > > it is not a real M, to how could they stop using the shutter that > > has served > > them so well for 80 years. > > > > Hopefully, Leica will take lessons from Silicone Valley and get out > > version > > 1 as promised. If they don't then they are fish bait, if they do, > > there is > > always the possibility of version 1a to correct any deficiencies. > > hopefully they can do this on time, with a solid product that won't > make a version 1a too urgent... > > > thanks Don... > > Steve > > > > > > Don > > don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > > On 5/15/06, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote: > >> > >> are we still good to go with the digital M for this Fall...? > >> > >> do we have this based on any truly credible source or based on a > >> leica public news release...? > >> > >> > >> timing, details? > >> > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >