Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The big news is that Epson has not given up on digital M. We all thought they had; Long long ago. And they didn't call it the R2D2! So if Leica has given up on larger format for the M then maybe Epson is not aware of what is impossible and they will go ahead and JUST DO IT. And I'd buy it Mark William Rabiner > From: Richard Man <richard.lists@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:17:31 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] FYI > > No mention of new sensor so it *must* still be only 6.1MP? But then who > knows that small sensors are still available :-) > > The LCD is larger but fixed, no more swiveling. The shutter is "better," > presumably quieter? Comes with a grip and support for up to 32 GB SDHC. > > The street cost is probably ~$2000, so around $500-$800 cheaper than an M8. > > Things not mentioned: write time? Any faster? Any sensor improvement? > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden@me.com> wrote: > >> This could be a very interesting development if the price is right - dow >> you have any indication of what the price will be? >> >> > -- > // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com > // w: http://www.rfman.com > // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information