Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/06

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Digiluxi now third partner
From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc@www.sonc.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 23:29:58 -0600
References: <1cb.19167496.2d558be8@aol.com> <000601c3ed27$132bc950$6401a8c0@dorysrusp4>

Why be coy?  It has to be Minolta.  Both Leica and Minolta marquees are 
reluctant entrants in the "race" for the megapixals, and guess what? they 
have partnered before!

Sonny



On Fri, 6 Feb 2004 22:04:17 -0500, Don Dory wrote
> Larry:
> Interesting that you make the point of a possible additional alliance
> partner for Leica in the realm of digital camera's.  This last 
> weekend I heard a rumor about an old partner working on a DSLR that 
> was in alpha prototype moving to beta.  Major concerns were power 
> drain and weight.
> 
> Could we be hearing about the same thing?
> 
> Don
> dorysrus@mindspring.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of
> LRZeitlin@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 7:32 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Digiluxi
> 
> In a message dated 2/6/04 11:47:41 AM, Tina writes:
> 
> << The Digilux is the point and shoot that I carry
> > everywhere and the Canon is my working camera.  >>
> 
> Leica has used the name "Digilux" on at least four different cameras
> made by 
> two different manufacturers, Fuji and Panasonic. There are rumors 
> that a third manufacturer is being considered. I have one of the 
> older models, the Digilux Zoom, ne Fuji 1700 Zoom. My son has a 
> Digilux made by Panasonic. It's very confusing. I suggest we refer 
> to Digiluxi by appending a suffix to the name, 
> i.e. Digilux (F) or Digilux 1 (P) or Digilux ? (x). At least until Leica
> actually 
> starts making its own Digiluxi.
> 
> Larry Z
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In reply to: Message from LRZeitlin@aol.com ([Leica] Re: Digiluxi)
Message from "Don Dory" <dorysrus@mindspring.com> (RE: [Leica] Re: Digiluxi now third partner)