Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry, in the case of the DMR, it was reported that no further sensors were available from the manufacturer as production had ceased. It was uneconomical to start a new production run for the small quantities that Leica would require. For the Olympus E400 model the sensor was evidently also made in limited quantities and the camera availability was restricted in the major market (USA). The successor camera has a different sensor. If you had unlimited money, each sensor could doubtless be recreated. That does not mean that it would make economic sense. George is correct and refers to the number of standard currently available and very expensive 22MP sensors from a limited number of manufacturers. Given the cost of those items, it seems unlikely that Leica could afford the investment for a completely new design in a camera likely to sell in smaller quantities than the M8 (my opinion). Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Lehrer Sent: Friday, 9 May 2008 11:53 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R-10 at Photokina 2008 George, Let it be known that I AM an engineer and not a pretender, but there is no such thing as a 'limited number" of those chips available. If there is a demand, more chip-making machines will produce what camera makers will pay for. Regardless. Jerry Letterrmoser George wrote: > FWIW: I'm not an engineer and pretend to be one - but > Aren't there a limited number of possible 22 MP chips available? > And aren't their sizes known? Most that I've read of are 36x48. > Aren't the possibilities fairly limited by availability of the chip? > > Fond regards, > George > george@imagist.com > www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 > > > > On May 8, 2008, at 5:45 PM, Didier Ludwig wrote: >> Then the game wouldn't be funny! Anyway don't expect Santa Claus to >> bring up the gifts before xmas! >> :-) > > > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information