Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/18

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Subject: [Leica] Focusing screens - Alan
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu Dec 18 11:07:28 2008
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On Dec 18, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Philippe AMARD wrote:

> Leica R, ok ? takes R glass alright.
> R9 , still available and probably plenty in stock, a wonderful  
> photographic machine, now obsolete with regard to the market :-[
> R9.2 evolution of the above, in the Leica tradition - still with  
> me? ;-)
> D for digital ; so far so good ! :-)
> Diesel, for  slow to ignite and come to life, also cheap to run, and  
> so long lasting. :-D
>
> Could I dream of  a better offer?
> Not that I know of.
> If ever it comes out.
>
> Selling the R9 WITH the DMR as a standard feature would have been  
> such a hit ....
> An R4 to 7 would have been even more than that.
>
> Mind you, it could also be an SLDiesel btw, SLD is next to  
> Mercedes's SLC, a dream for so many -  and a reality for plenty ,  
> which no Digital R is at the moment - check the Leica site.

and they have promised to start working on it next year...and yes,  
that's a real promise...


if the money holds out,

Steve


>
>
> Amiti?s
> Philippe
>
>
> Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Are you describing the R9.2 Diesel? if so fully agreed Alan
>>
>>
>>> provided it is AF when you want it phx
>> ============================================================
>> I don't know what a R9.2 Diesel is.  :~\
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
>> UPAA POY 1978
>> University Information Technology Services
>> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/
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Replies: Reply from philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD) ([Leica] Focusing screens - Steve)
In reply to: Message from amr3 at uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak) ([Leica] Focusing screens)
Message from philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD) ([Leica] Focusing screens - Alan)