Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] epson digital RF report pages
From: Allen Graves <ahgraves@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 12:58:21 -0600
References: <OF0C1B1593.2B70DD09-ON86256E54.00538F80-86256E54.0054B2C8@crnotes2.rockwe llcollins.com> <370CE406-7386-11D8-81CE-000A9568588C@nwlink.com> <20040311182512.GC11323@panix.com>

just imagine the fun of trying to focus a 75mm equivalent lens at 
f1.0 with a narrow base rangefinder.....


Allen


>i am with you.  i'd need a 24x36 sensor and a wide base rangefinder
>to be interested in enough to buy.
>
>-rei
>
>On Mar11 10:02, Jim Laurel wrote:
>>  I still hold to the comments I made to that effect, Gene.  There are a
>>  few clever things about the RD1, but the 1.53x sensor isn't one of
>>  them.  This thing is DOA for me.  Looks like I'm still saddled with the
>>  1Ds for a while longer.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a full
>>  frame M in 2006.
>>
>>  --Jim
>>  "Give me a full frame sensor, or give me FILM!"
>>
>>  On Mar 11, 2004, at 7:25 AM, grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote:
>>
>>  >What I find amazing is the 1.53x  lens factor.  None of you out there
>>  >who
>>  >were just a few weeks ago saying if Leica comes out with a M Digital
>>  >with
>>  >less than a 1x lens factor it would be Totally unacceptable, are not
>>  >complaining one bit about Epson/Cosina doing it.  Not One Complaint. 
>>  >The
>>  >only comment so far on this is I can live with it.  Interesting...  If
>>  >Leica had done this very same thing right now, you would be screaming
>>  >and
>>  >calling for a revolt and overthrow of the company.
>
>--
>Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
>Ridgewood, New Jersey
>
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