The "Figital" camera

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Here are the details:

http://www.leica-camera.com/digita [...] dex_e.html




"RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> So the R9 takes film and is digital??
>
> http://www.pconline.com.cn/zt/chin [...] 06059.html

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Anyone know the price of the unit? ($ or £)

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"RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:l33771t7gf3hk8apg52eciqpnqhl7oah7b@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:58:29 GMT, "DelphiCoder"
> <delphicoder@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Here are the details:
> >
> >http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digitalmodul/index_e.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> >news:j5u571t85rib9087m6krvepaohovfvhncs@4ax.com...
> >> So the R9 takes film and is digital??
> >>
> >> http://www.pconline.com.cn/zt/chin [...] 06059.html
> >
>
> I wonder whose sensor they are using? 10 megapixels.
> Anyway, the camera really is a drool-inducing machine.
> I read some posts on a Leica group and I have never
> seen people who believe in their cameras, especially
> the lenses more than they do.
> -Rich

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Image Sensor: 3872 x 2576 Pixels (10 MPixel) CCD-Chip
active sensor area 26.4 x 17.6 mm
focal length extension factor 1.37





"RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> So the R9 takes film and is digital??
>
> http://www.pconline.com.cn/zt/chin [...] 06059.html

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RichA wrote:

> I wonder whose sensor they are using? 10 megapixels.
> Anyway, the camera really is a drool-inducing machine.
> I read some posts on a Leica group and I have never
> seen people who believe in their cameras, especially
> the lenses more than they do.

There's little doubt about the quality of Leica optics, but many of the
Leicaphiles "got religion" too and it can get pretty tedious.
Fortunately for the Leicaphiles (and the rest of us) there are some who
actually make great photography with the cameras as well as just talk
about how great they are.

The R8 and R9 are very competent SLR's, but the Maxxum 9, EOS-1n/1v and
Nikon F4/F5 are much better system cameras.

The R9 with a 10 Mpix, 1.3 cropped dig sensor is a fantastic package,
OTOH given the flexibilty of film and digital. Masterpiece. If I had
the bucks to buy it and the SLR and some lenses I'd be very tempted.

Don't have the bucks. I do hope this is enough to dig Leica out of
their current money pit.

Cheers,
Alan


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Alan Browne wrote:
> Michael A. Sewell wrote:
>
>> Anyone know the price of the unit? ($ or £)
>>
> About CAD$4000 (for the back only) according to a Leica distributor I
> asked yesterday. (Also my E-6 and digital print lab).
>
> CAD$ is aprox. US$0.80
>
> Cheers,
> Alan
>
If only Leica was autofocus it would be a killer combo.

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Alan Browne wrote:
> UrbanVoyeur wrote:
>
> When I first got an AF SLR ('94) I used AF 99.99% of the time.
>
> Over the years I've slid towards the opposite pole. In large part this
> has been due to the Maxxum 9 which has a very bright viewfinder,
> possibly the brightest of all SLR's. Coupled with fast glass (my lenses
> are f/2.8 or faster), the view is always bright and contrasty in most
> conditions allowing for accurate focus.
>
> Given the prime lenses (and a few zooms) for the R8/R9 that are
> available, I would bet that manual focus with them is a snap.
>
> Cheers,
> Alan
>

For many (most?) no doubt it is. I used to shoot manual focus 95% of the
time. However, in the past 5 years I've found my eye sight getting
poorer - i couldn't focus well in low light. So a few years ago I
switched AF.



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