Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>snippet< > Then again, I have the exact same beef against the Oly E-1. What were they > thinking to make it so un-OM like :-) ? I wonder what Maitani-san is using > nowadays :-) > The new E body they just came out with and yesterday announced would be selling for 999 has a sideways mirror instead of pentaprism right off the Olympus FT designed by Maitani-san. So his legacy lives very much so with the E series more than most the other stuff they've come out with. By the way the fact that Leica was going to come out with a digital body eventually as announced perhaps unofficially I'm sure as that might hurt back sales and they always can second guess their liaison with the Leica historical society from Solms with the heavy German accent thick skin and solid sense of humor. I announced this on the LUG when we got back and then 2 weeks later again if you want to call it a "rumor" fine just don't expect to be invited to my house for turkey left overs! Seriously I also "announced" from that meeting the 75 Summicron M!!!!! and 18 M!!!!!! and you'd think it was whispered in an alley in the Casba by Pepe la Moko as its gone off the backs of you LUGnuts like water off a crocs back on his way up a tree. I'd call this thunderous news for Leica users. ...."Rumor" not spoken here. Unless otherwise qualified by authentic qualifiers. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/