Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bet before the decade is out i.e +6 years, Leica will have dropped the OVF altogether - the fuijis are showing the way. Remember that 6 years ago Leica hadn't dropped the R and was struggling with IR issues and CCDs on their first digital M, etc. They have come a long way since, and so has their customer/consumer base who produce kidneys ? volont?. Now, for your eyes only folks, here is the well-hidden M cameras road- map, from M1 to M621 with regional variations as a bonus. http://tinyurl.com/9ephfk9 FYI : Toll in German means Nice! Hope this helps Amities Philippe ;-) Le 13 f?vr. 14 ? 23:36, Geoff Hopkinson a ?crit : > The RF mechanism in the M (Typ 240) is different and futher improved > over > that of previous M cameras. The tolerances are smaller and new > specialised > equipment and methods are used. For most of the world that means > that there > is only one location able to calibrate to that standard. I'm told now > though that Leica USA has spent some tens of thousands of dollars to > duplicate that capability for US customers. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE