Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For what it's worth ,the Canon markIII has sublime autofocus but it's hopeless in low light. My two cents simon On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 12:44 AM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote: > He's discussing "Leica DSLR cameras." > There have been several "DSLR" Leica cameras besides the DMR back. > His statements do not "necessarily" refer to an R10 or any other R > developments. > He "may" very well be talking about Leica DSLR cameras beyond the R line. > > Fond regards, > George > george@imagist.com > www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 > > > > On May 15, 2008, at 5:13 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > quote: >> Kaufmann: Again, I cannot say anything very specific until July, but I can >> tell you we are seriously investigating the possibility of producing one >> or >> more true Leica DSLR cameras, possibly in a format other than Four Thirds. >> Nikon rumors aside, Leica is the only company that now offers both DSLR >> and >> digital rangefinder systems, and we know the market wants DSLRs with >> autofocus lenses. So if this is going to happen we know that our engineers >> and design partners definitely have their work cut out for them. >> >> End of quote >> >> Sounds very much like if its not AF they're not going to do it and the R >> system is not AF so that's my 2+2= >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >