Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, I was there, and the way it was discussed was as a full-frame EVIL camera directed primarily towards M-lens use with an adapter allowing R lenses to be used. Regards, Dick On Jan 24, 2011, at 1:52 PM, Henning Wulff wrote: > Yes, this was discussed here last fall after the LHSA meeting at which > this discussion took place. > > Some things from that meeting: > > There will be an M10. Duh. > > There will be an 'R solution'. It will not be an R10, with reflex viewing, > and it will not be exclusively R. It will be a live view camera, basically > set up for M but adaptable for R. It might or might not be shown at > Photokina 2012, > > That was basically it. I made the comment at the time that if there was > not fully functional integration with R lenses the solution would be > pointless, as there were already solutions available for R users who could > live with stop down metering and manual aperture control. They said they > would consider that. > > All in all, it sounded like the planning was still at a very early stage > and I would think things will definitely change before anything shows up > in prototype form. Ie, don't count on anything specific. The main positive > thing I got from this is that the R range is still in their sights, > although they made it quite clear that an R only body was not going to > happen. > > > > > At 12:44 PM -0800 1/20/11, Richard Man wrote: >> http://leicarumors.com/2011/01/20/more-details-on-the-planned-digital-r-solution-from-leica.aspx/ >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > > -- > > Henning J. Wulff > Wulff Photography & Design > mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com > http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information