Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I cannot believe anyone could mention these nasty squinty zooming viewfinders in the same post, let alone the same sentence, as the Leica M finder. Are you really saying that they are better quality than the M finder?! Exactly which cameras are you talking about? If you are not happy with the performance of your Leicas, and feel other companies can do better, then why don't you buy the other stuff? John Collier On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 06:18 AM, Henry Ting wrote: > Why would the companies you mention willing to be an > OEM supplier to Leica ? They seem to be doing quite > well themselves. For Leica's "nay" attitude in > retrofitting their existing M or R to digital, Sony, > Panasonic, Canon and the rest already proved that they > can build a variable zooming viewfinder, both macro, > wide-angle and tele in a zoom lens, movie and still > photography capability, memory stick plug & play, > flash, auto-focus, AND much much more in a package > about 1/2 the size of the existing Leica M. I'm not > too sure Leica's brandname and prestige can entice > these companies to be Leica OEMs. > > BTW, I read Leica's comment why its impossible based > on current technology to adapt M&R into digital. Sound > BS to me, in view of the fact of what the other > companies can achieve. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html