I hope Leica survives

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On 5/12/05 11:23 PM, in article 8sa881d6cltquk932a5qrjlr43rr2q69to@4ax.com,
"RichA" <none@none.com> wrote:

> Their digital back (if it his production)
> looks very good.
>
> http://lfi.portrix.net/ceemes/base [...] /show/454/

As a former Leica owner I hope that Leica survives as well. The digital
back may be something that keeps current Leica R owners from jumping ship.
I doubt however that the digital back will grow the brand, as Nikon, Canon,
Kodak and Fuji already have in production digital cameras with higher pixel
count sensors.

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David Dyer-Bennet wrote:

> Unfortunately, it's for their SLR line, which makes it IMHO a complete
> waste of time. What's desirable and exceptional about Leica is the
> rangefinder format.

Many of their SLR lenses are extremely good. There are aspects of
rangefinders that are less than desirable for some kinds of shooting,
but perfect on SLR.

Having said that, the Leica SLR's are about 10 years behind everyone
else's SLR's (but nothing to sneeze at and fine for digital).

Cheers,
Alan,


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