Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, no exception: there was an evolution in the M3 life cycle too. Film pressure plate changed from glass/ceramic to metal, two-strokes to one stroke, and lots of minor details and other etc's. OTOH, its general design philosophy was so on target that in general terms the M8 is just a digitally updated M3. But, if there were no first release buyers, we would certainly not have a second improved one. Best, Ed El 25/10/2006, a las 17:52, Luis Ripoll escribi?: > Bob, > > I like your "dream" about the M9, why not wait a little bit?, on > the other > hand I have been always careful with the firsts new releases, cameras, > cars..., I've see many times how the new models was really > improved, the M3 > is maybe the only exception... in certain aspects. > > Saludos desde Barcelona > Luis > > > I have the gut feeling that the M8 will usher in a new Leica epoch. > I think > the breakout and cleanup hitter will be the M9, a full frame > digital that > will take ALL M lenses. I also suppose it may only be a year away > from the > ballpark. Those powerful 24x36mm sensors are probably already in > production. > You ain't seen nothin' yet. > > I hope the M9 will feature an LCD viewer that will permit closeups > to be > made without parallax, as though we were using a Focaslide. That > is, we > could focus as though the M9 were a view camera, but the image > would be > right side up. > What an M that would be! > > Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >