Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You have evidence that a 24x36mm sensor is in development that will work with the short BF of M mount lenses? If so, who is building it? I think we will see a 24x36mm sensor in an R camera first, which may be feasible today. Tom On Oct 27, 2006, at 12:15, Afterswift@aol.com wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I have this gut feeling that the true competitor of the Canon D5 will > be the > Leica M9, which will be FF. We're headed for full frame 35. That's > inevitable. > These FFs will hit the market within a year. Digital technology moves > fast. > The M8 is probably a good collector's model and those few who actually > buy it > will get about the same results that we enjoy with the Nikon D200 or > even the > D70 -- which is a fast, no slouch Nikon (nevermind the pixel count, > the quality > is there!). > > I assume Leica Solms is tooling up for the M9 as we write. I'm looking > forward to the LCD viewer for close-up and telephoto work. I assume > there will be a > lever on the M9 that permits us to open the focal plane shutter to > focus and > preview DOF live. Without the DSLR mirror problem, the simplicity of > the M > design should make the dual viewfinders possible -- one optical, the > other > electronic. My Oly 5050 has this feature and I love it. I can't > imagine the M9 > without it. > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >