Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dr. K must be reading this, thinking, "I can't say anything to anybody at anytime, without later seeing it on the internet!" Tom On Sep 22, 2008, at 12:42 PM, Charlie Chan wrote: > I met Dr Kaufmann at the Goodwood Revival motorsport meeting in the > UK on Friday and Saturday. He espied my DMR and 280/4 APO and came > to have a chat. I noticed his M8 and said how disappointed I was > with the shutter noise. He said he had a M8.2 and would I like to > try it - very quiet. He was a really nice guy and committed to Leica > and their cameras. We had a chat about future developments and said > that the R10 is real and will be announced next fall. There will be > an adapter in the meantime for using R lenses on the new S mount, > but this will come later. > > Charlie > > > > On 22 Sep 2008, at 20:23, Tom Schofield wrote: > >> If correct, that's a real disappointment! >> >> OTOH, used R lenses will be plummeting even further in price. >> Maybe I'll be able to afford that 28-90mm. >> >> Tom >> >> On Sep 22, 2008, at 11:19 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote: >> >>> Just announced: R10 is in development; no timeframe : 2 years to >>> photokina!! I suppose >>>