Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, Bob is obviously wishing for this as he refuses to accept reality. ;-) Gene -------------- Original message from Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>: -------------- > > On Oct 27, 2006, at 1:15 PM, 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. > > > oh, you are such a tease... > > now do you know... or are you taking your "gut feeling" and wishes > for reality...?? > > > Steve > > > > > > 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