Re: [Leica] Re: Oh ... It's COMING SOON! :-)

[tripspud <tripspud@transbay.net>]

Hi Eric!

      Let's see, Leica just brought out their first aperture
priority camera.  It does more than the Minolta CLE
does, in particular take all the Leitz glass.  So Leica
is more than 20 years behind the curve.  When the CLE
came out it was the first M mount camera with auto exposure.
And how long has auto exposure been around?  Leica may
go digital, but I'll bet it's no time soon, excepting the
ABS plastic cameras with the Leica logo.  We're talking
high end with top glass.

     Originally, the Leica fit in a shirt pocket and took
interchangable lenses.  Imagine that.

Cheers,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
tripspud@transbay.net

Eric wrote:

> B.D.:
>
> >Don't jump too quickly, Tina, my guess is this is yet another bs rumor.
>
> Why not?
>
> If going digital will give you benefits, why wait for what Leica may never
> do?
>
> Don't get me wrong...you'll get my M6 when you pry it out of my cold, dead
> fingers.  Even when I get a state of the art digital system, I don't imagine
> giving up the smell of fixer or the enjoyment and anticipation while I soup
> my film.  It's relaxing.  When it stops being fun, then I'll add digital.
>
> When I think of digital, Leica is not the company that springs to mind.  I
> think of mechanical and simple.  I think of 20 years behind the curve.
> While I understand the appeal of using the same lenses, my understanding is
> that the current lenses I have aren't really optimal for digital, anyway.
>
> Eric
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