Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Digital Camera: S1
From: dmorton@journalist.co.uk (David Morton)
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 18:42 +0000 (PST)

Jim Dempsey writes:

> Has anyone played with the Leica S1 digital (studio) camera?  The Adobe
> acrobat spec sheet for it looks great and includes great looking photos.
> (Available at: http://www.leica-camera.com/elec_img/pdf/s1_e.pdf)
> Resolution
> is 5140x5140 and color depth is 36-bits.  Takes Leica-M, Leica-R,
> Hassleblad or other SLR lenses.  The CCD is 36mm wide so lenses
> optimized
> for 35mm film work great.
>
> How much does it cost?
>
> When they can put this technology in something the size of an M6 for the
> price of an M6, I'll be the first one lined up for one!

When they can do that, I'll consider myself *very* lucky to be still
alive! Maybe I'll have one fitted to my wheelchair...


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