Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So far Zeiss says this will not happen any time in the near future. ?So i would not hold my breath for it to appear. Gene ? -------------- Original message from Jan Decher <Jan.Decher@uvm.edu>: -------------- > I think a cheaper (more compact?) digital M Leica could definitely be > a hit also, for users of Zeiss ZM lenses like myself. Wouldn't be > surprised if Zeiss and Cosina are also working on such an alternative > to the overprized M8. > > Jan > > > On Feb 16, 2009, at 10:00 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > > From: Geoff Hopkinson > > Date: February 16, 2009 9:51:41 PM EST > > I recommend you get your hands on the LFI issue and read the complete > > article for further comments by the Leica hierarchy. Fascinating to > > me. > > > > The 'CL of digital' seems to have popular support on the internet > > forums. It > > certainly sounds like Leica are hinting in that direction. I don't > > see what > > you could remove from the M8 design to make it much simpler though. > > If that > > is so, you need a much cheaper to manufacture body with an M mount. > > If that > > means an EVF I think it would lose its rangefinder essence. I > > wouldn't be > > surprised at all to see a D system new body in conjunction with > > Panasonic > > ...Digilux 4?? with micro four thirds lenses?? Sound like you would > > rather > > see an 'M-Lux" !!! > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information