Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/19

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Subject: [Leica] Fuji Rumors
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 00:46:19 -0400

What's news to me is that the Pentax medium format camera has video.
So there is medium format digital video now!
It must be the future now for sure!


On 5/20/14 12:10 AM, "Adam Bridge" <abridge at mac.com> wrote:

> There are similar rumors about a large Sony sensor for a mirror less medium
> format camera.
> 
> What is the market for medium format? With phone cameras taking over the
> bottom I suppose it?s the top end where the bucks will go. But are there
> enough? What would the price point have to be to make any sense at all?
> 
> I mean I wouldn?t mind shooting 45 or 50 MP in a form factor of the Leica 
> S if
> the price were in the $6k range. But where would the glass come from?
> 
> I liked the feel of the S but thought it?s menu system was far less obvious
> than the one for the M. Leica still has the best user interface and has 
> since
> the DMR. The Japanese are too taken with features and have no discipline:
> bullet point design.
> 
> I?m just getting grumpy.
> 
> Adam
> 
> On May 19, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> http://petapixel.com/2014/05/19/fuji-rumored-working-medium-format-mirrorless
>> -camera/
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>> 
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