RE: [Leica] Latest RF Rumors

[Greg.Chappell@bankofamerica.com]

Bob,

The only thing that'd make you sadder would be to sell one of your bodies!
Of course you wouldn't realize that until later.

Greg

- -----Original Message-----
From: kabob@tiac.net [mailto:kabob@tiac.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 7:26 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Latest RF Rumors


These are interesting times to be living in.......

I am only sad that I now have 2  M bodies.... how can I justify "my need"
to own one of each rangefinder....
sigh...
it's always something.

But if any of them introduce a 1/250th flash sync.... ;)

Bob ("But honey, you don't understand: it's a MINOLTA!!!!") Keene

>
>Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 01:58:44 EST
>From: LEICAMAN56@aol.com
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Latest RF Rumors
>
>According to a reliable Japanese source, here are the latest rumors
regarding
>future Japanese RF cameras.
>
>- - Minolta is resurrecting the CLE.  It will be identical to the original
>CLE,
>only some of the parts will be made out of newer materials.
>
>- - Canon will be introducing an RF camera.
>
>- - Nikon will finally introduce its RF camera.  But get this, the first
>camera
>they introduce will be a reproduction of the S3 from the fifties!  How more
>retro can you get?  A more modern RF will follow.
>
>I cannot guarantee the accuracy of these predictions, but my source has
been
>"right on" in the past and just returned from Japan last week.  Only time
>will tell.
>
>Bill Rosauer