Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/14

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Subject: [Leica] Speaking of the M9...
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (bd@bdcolenphoto.com)
Date: Fri Dec 14 14:12:21 2007
References: <121420072142.23407.4762F8C1000B764800005B6F219791332903010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com><4762FC9A.3080508@wanadoo.nl>

Ohdeargod. The M6/7/MP aren't good enough and expensive enough?
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

-----Original Message-----
From: Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl>

Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:58:50 
To:Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Speaking of the M9...


They always say it is not  possible, but in the end it is.
personaly I hope the M9 will be a film camera. With the shutter of the 
M8/R9. That will be great.

cheers,

Michiel fokkema

grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
> Richard,
> 
> I don't think it will be quite that easy, or they would have done it 
> already.  Part of the problem is the shutter opening size needs to be 
> larger than full frame.  This was the reason the DMR was not FF, and the 
> same reason, or one of the issues with the M8.  Also the electronics will 
> have to be updated to handle the larger sensor.  I'm sure there are other 
> issues but these are two biggies.
> 
> Gene
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message from Richard 
> <richard-lists@imagecraft.com>: -------------- 
> 
> 
>> Did any little birds tell anyone what the rumor time lines are? I 
>> understand that R10-D or whatever it is called is the current high 
>> priority, but the M9 should just be an "easy" case of slapping on the 
>> new sensor to the M8, add a grip so people would stop complaining 
>> about the shutter and they are done, no? 
>>
>>
>> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, 
>> please use richard at imagecraft.com) 
>>
>>
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