Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/08

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Digital M - was Leica to Restructure, Cut Staff
From: JCB <jcb@visualimpressions.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 12:12:13 -0800
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At 06:46 AM 2/8/2004 -0800, Marc Attinasi wrote:

>I'm still not convinced that the sensor required for a full-frame 
>M-digital can be produced at all, and I'm less confident that Leica can 
>produce it. They are an optics specialist, not a computer and electronics 
>specialist. Hopefully they will pick their partners well - a digital 
>camera that works as well as the M system would go a long way toward 
>making me a digital-convert!


Leica's partners for the R digital back are Kodak and Imacion. The best of 
the best. Since they already deeply in bed with these companies, who 
currently make 22MP full frame 645 sensors, why would a 24x36mm sensor be 
so difficult?

JB

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