Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Rich, Without me sounding like a smart ass, what's your point? ted > 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 > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html