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Subject: [Leica] Post to Gene re Nikon D5 and MFF
From: bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Tue Jun 27 11:28:33 2006

Leica isn't offering a 4/3 digital......


On 6/27/06 2:22 PM, "Afterswift@aol.com" <Afterswift@aol.com> wrote:

> Gene,
> 
> It all boils down to whether you'll choose to buy a 4/3 or FF Leica M if 
> both
> are available. Also, it's up to Leica Solms whether to offer both models.
> 
> My personal take is that, if the majority of us had a choice we'd choose a 
> FF
> M. I think that an objective Solms decision would be to go for the MFF. The
> logic is simple. It's cheaper to produce one model than two of the same 
> class
> of M. With the MFF, Leica won't have to go into conniptions to work out 
> focal
> frames for existing Leica lensses.
> 
> In the pricing comparison I made an error. I meant the Nikon D200, not the
> D50.
> 
> Bob
> 
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