Re: [Leica] Latest shot from a digital with a Leica lens

[Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>]

Austin and Javier

I have seen a friend set up a Hasselblad and the latest digi-back
for it.  It required the camera to be tripod mounted, and took
an eternity to shoot ONE picture.

Javier would be asking for major surgery to be done on the
M body before it could be mated to a mythical digi-back.
(Should I copyright the name "Digi-back"?)

Jerry

Austin Franklin wrote:

> Javier,
>
> > What's to accomplish?
>
> It's not rocket science, per se, but it is a significant development effort.
>
> > It's been done on every medium format camera except
> > Kowas!
>
> No, that is not the same thing.  Those are one shot backs, that are
> tethered.
>
> > There's absolutely no reason not to have a db
> > available for an M.
>
> There are many reasons.  They've been discussed not only today, but in the
> past.
>
> > If it's a big mp back the
> > bottom and film space could also be used.
>
> That is not sufficient.  You must not have any sense as to what is involved.
>
> > As for the
> > motordrive, I could do without it. As for the short
> > non retro lenses longer than 28 it shouldn't be an
> > issue.
>
> You mean shorter than 28.  28 may not even work, but from a practical
> standpoint, you are not the only one who would be the audience, and that
> issue is a significant one.
>
> > Adapted R lenses below could be used since rf
> > coupling isn't necessary and the ccd can be used for
> > focusing.
>
> Er, how?  Using a little bitty LCD on the back?  Hardly.
>
> > There is no excuse for not having a db for
> > the Ms and Rs.
>
> It's not excuses that keep it from being made, it's simply not practical
> from both an economic standpoint or from a design/manufacturing standpoint.
>
> You can huff and puff all you want, but it isn't going to happen.  What you
> have to accept, and this isn't meant to be mean in any way, shape or form,
> is that you don't know enough about what is involved from both an
> engineering standpoint or a business standpoint to understand why.
>
> No one has said it couldn't be done, but as I've said, the development
> effort is significant, the functionality diminished, and the audience is
> small.
>
> Austin
>
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