Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Because Leica has officially abandoned the 4:3 consortium little before the Micro FT standard being announced That is for sure the cause behind the "Lumix Vario D" lens and not something like "Leica Vario Elmar/it D" as in previous occasions. ed > El 13/09/2008, a las 02:57, Mark Rabiner escribi?: > > Strange no one has mentioned the likelihood of a Leica version of this > camera. > One thing Leica does in its copasetic relationship with Panasonic with > theses cameras is when they do the Leica version it really looks good. > The Panasonic versions you save money but they look like junk. > This one looks a bit better but NOT in red or blue. > Me I've always been one to never care what my photos look like just > as long > as my camera looks good. Then I'm happy. > I'd always kick in that extra hundred bucks and get the one with > the red > dot. Which would be black. And be outfitted nicely nicely. > And say "Leica" on it. > > Or "Likely". > > > > mark@rabinergroup.com > Mark William Rabiner > > > >> From: Eduardo Albesi <eduardoalbesi@ciudad.com.ar> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:45:25 -0300 >> To: "Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: [Leica] First Micro 4:3 camera >> >> http://www.fourthirdsphoto.com/g1/ >> >> 1 - Panasonic G1 >> 2 - EVF "small electronic full-time Live View Finder" (ugh) >> 3 - 385g, "bridge camera" form factor >> 4 - Leica Vario styled zoom, but no Leica name on it >> 5 - 12.something MP >> 5 - Available in Black Red or Blue (sic) >> >> Let's hope it can mount M lenses with an adapter >> >> >> ed >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >