[Leica] Re:Nikon's profits tripled

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (douglas sharp)]

Chris,
Leica already wrote a while back that they will be keeping the form of the M
for the D-RF but the whole shutter mechanism will be different for technical
reasons (?).I think that Zeiss are probably going hell for leather on a D-RF
of their own (Zeiss/Sony/Cosina ??)The new film RF is IMO just a market
acceptance study for a limited number of cameras to take the excellent
lenses which were designed from the start to be put on a planned digital
body. 
Douglas

> I'm willing to wait on a digital M. By then they may have it right. :)
> 
> Maybe the digital M can be a module like the digital R, where the chip can
> be removed and replaced with a newer chip instead of buying a new damn
> digital camera everytime there's  a newer, better version. Nikon pushes
> how
> much better the D70 is over the D100. Okay maybe the software is better,
> but
> I'd like to be able to actually see through a decent viewfinder! Squint!
> Only the D2h, 1d Mark II, and 1Ds Mark II have great viewfinders when it
> comes to digital SLR's.
> 
> Chris
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "B. D. Colen"
> Subject: RE:Nikon's profits tripled
> 
> 
> > Compared to Ted, we're all 'silly amateurs,' Simon...:-)...But as to
> > digital Ms...I'm betting on Zeiss within the next 12-18 months. That is
> > assuming that Epson doesn't correct the problems various people have
> > noted in the RD1...
> 
> 
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