Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/27

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Subject: [Leica] FYI
From: alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal)
Date: Fri Feb 27 04:35:38 2009
References: <BC9107E8E2E04F35A2A14E8A1D27B9A4@xyw><F5870C75-E554-49F6-BCBA-E8BE59AB0B7C@me.com> <7ac27f4f0902270417w13ce16c0s2f7ba2e91d3918eb@mail.gmail.com>

$2k is high given the specs, but then the Yen is very strong just now and 
the price reflects that.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Man" <richard.lists@gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, 27 February, 2009 7:17 AM
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?
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from alal at duke.poly.edu (A. Lal) ([Leica] FYI)
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