Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/03

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Subject: [Leica] B&W only version of M8 - anyone else hear this?
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Tue Oct 3 14:16:53 2006

What digital problem with highlights, Peter? You must mean the problem with
people who don't know how to expose their images correctly - who are
probably the same people who'd get washed out slides with blown highlights.
;-)


On 10/3/06 4:19 PM, "Peter Dzwig" <pdzwig@summaventures.com> wrote:

> Is it April 1st?
> 
> Why on earth...if you are going to pay the asking for an M8, why pay extra
> above 
> that (you don't really think that it would be cheaper do you?) for B&W 
> only.
> It 
> won't do anything about the digital problem wih highlights...
> 
> Peter Dzwig
> 
> Adam Bridge wrote:
> 
>> I'm really thrilled to hear that Leica might release a B&W only
>> version of the M8. I only shoot B&W in my M's so it would save a step
>> in the handling of the file. Might eliminate the need for RAW
>> processing too since the splicing together of color information won't
>> be required. With Kodak being the vendor for the sensor, and Kodak
>> having attempted to release a B&W only digital SLR a few years ago (B.
>> D. - you saw one? Used one? Someone here did, as I remember).
>> 
>> Even if there aren't more pixels - but more SENSITIVE pixels - it
>> would be a big win.
>> 
>> Anyway, if there's any added rumors I'm all ears and VERY interested.
>> 
>> Thanks for sharing!
>> 
>> Adam
>> 
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Replies: Reply from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) ([Leica] B&W only version of M8 - anyone else hear this?)
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