Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sep 9, 2009, at 7:24 AM, Vick Ko wrote: > So, the full frame M9 is out. Interesting that only Tony at > Popflash has listed them. B&H and Photovillage doesn't show the > camera yet. > > I was thinking, how close to reality was this: > > - Leica embarks on making the digital M, and joins up with Kodak for > the sensor, a number of years ago. - the pre-prototype works like > crap. Lens flange distance is too short, oblique rays are causing > havoc. Not issue with making a 24x36mm sensor size, just major > issue with getting it to work > - Kodak says "We can solve the sensor problem - ETA June 2009". In > the meantime, we can do the 2/3rd size 10 Meg sensor of the M8 for > when you want to launch the M8 (two, threee? years ago). > - what does Leica do? Choice of hold off to now (2009) for FF, or > introduce the interim camera M8, at when they did? > > History shows what happened, but I anticipate that behind the doors > at Solms, and Kodak, the FF camera was in work all the time. And in > that time, they were applying the learnings and errors from the M8 > to be fixed in the M9. > > I hope the M9 is all that is hoped for. The price of all those > Leica lenses might rocket up again. Glad I didn't sell any of > them. I'm much more willing to sell bodies than lenses. a very good plausible analysis Vick, I am impressed, especially by the image results I have seen... it may be a winner, now where is my piggy bank...? Steve > > ...Vick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information