Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, The R8/R9 Digital back is vaporware. It's not in production and not scheduled to be available for over a year. Even then, more than $1000 to replace the back sounds (to me) more like replacing the camera than the film... Re Kodak: Changing the software that processes the image is not the same as changing the sensor used to capture it. To the best of my knowledge, sensors are not yet programmable. When (and if) they are, you'll still need to buy a new camera to get the upgraded sensor. I'd love to see a digital cassette that allowed me to replace the sensor the way I replace film. It could be a bit more expensive, since I'd still save money (and time) compared to film. Mike Quinn Eric Welch wrote: > The Kodak 14n is full of completely programmable chips. So it can be > upgraded significantly in any way. Kodak specifically designed it to be > long-lasting compared to the competition. With Leica, the R8/9 digital > back is conceivably replaceable while keeping the same camera. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html