Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/22

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Subject: [Leica] 4/3's lens - now pocket quality camera
From: datamaster at northcoastphotos.com (Gary Todoroff)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:26:59 -0700
References: <FCFDF404-ADA9-48F1-A477-F1FCA455131C@mac.com> <C68CE1DE.519CF%mark@rabinergroup.com>

For a couple months now I have been enjoying my pocket camera - a 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 with Manual, Aperture and Shutter priority 
controls. 10 megapixels and a touchscreen LCD make it an interesting 
take-along camera. Best part is the Leica-branded lens that gives a 
25mm-125mm zoom. Only things missing are RAW files and a viewfinder.

I had it in my pocket while downtown last Friday and was able to grab 
this photo:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Gary+Todoroff/General/Ben+Nord+Memorial+Procession.jpg.html

Gary

At 12:33 PM 7/22/2009, you wrote:
>In this case what I'm waiting for, thanks for asking, is a compact camera a
>digital equivalent of a Leica IIIF to exist on a much bigger crop or no
>crop.
>A pocket quality digital camera.
>A digital Olympus Clamshell XA or
>Rollei 35 or
>Contax T3
>Did they try to pawn those off to us in half frame? No!
>Why? The minilabs and drugstores would pop a gasket and there was just no
>reason for it. Maitani showed them that with just about everything he
>designed.
>I know they can do it digitally. They are holding out on us.
>They proably already have mock ups.
>
>
>Mark William Rabiner
>Ricoh GR1,
>Nikon 28Ti
>Minox 35 GT
>
>I believe the definition of Leica is
>A pocket quality camera.
>
>.....
>
>
>
>
> > From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:57:55 -0500
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] 4/3's lens firmware updates
> >
> > The only question remaining:
> > How much do you want
> > (or are able)
> > to spend?
> >
> > Wait for what?
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] 4/3's lens firmware updates)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] 4/3's lens firmware updates)