Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Howard, I agree with you that Leica seems to be confirming in their press release that they want existing M lenses to be functional on the digital M when it finally becomes a fact. The other interesting reference is to the necessity of resolution of "at least 10 Million Pixels". Regards, Greg (from sunny, warm Calgary) - ----- Original Message ----- From: Howard Cummer <cummer@netvigator.com> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 11:13 pm Subject: [Leica] Leica Press release Re digital M > > Hi Luggers, > For those of you (like me) who might have had trouble accessing > the > details of the above press release from previous postings here is > an > URL that worked for me: > > http://www.leica-camera.com/unternehmen/presse/data/03729/index_e.html > > The last para, as I read it, says the M feel will be maintained > and the > old range / viewfinder (or something like it) will be used and our > old > M lenses will work. This is all good news, while waiting the two > or > more years that this will take, and waiting for the early adopters > to > work the bugs out of the first batches, I will continue with my > film > M's and R's (which I am using less and less) and my Canon digital, > using R lenses via adaptors, (which I am using more and more). > From my > experience 10 Mb will be more than enough. I get great Super A3 > (13" X > 19") prints out of my Epson Photo 1290 using Leica R lenses on the > Canon D60 with just 6 Mb. > > Regards > Howard (in sunny warmer (at last!) Hong Kong) > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica- > users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html