Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/08

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Subject: [Leica] Some Digital M "facts"?
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Sun Jan 8 08:37:03 2006
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNCEAKDHAB.red735i@earthlink.net> <6.2.5.6.2.20060108171858.03007ca8@screengang.com>
 
Nothing new here and a rehash of a few commonly held  
misunderstandings. What would be a shock would be a continuous LCD  
like a digicam, given the technology currently used in large high  
precision sensors. The proposal for focus confirmation shows the  
writer doesn't understand either rangefinders or current sensor types.
Frank

On 8 Jan, 2006, at 16:27, Didier Ludwig wrote:

> Nothing really new, except that Leica confirms the digital M will  
> NOT be presented at PMA, and the statements about no shutter lag  
> and no live LCD.
> The $5k price level has been rumoured since months, and personally  
> I fear it will not be less than that (that's why I have given up  
> the idea to save money for it and am now looking for a less  
> expensive dslr solution).
> Didier
In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Some Digital M "facts"?)
Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Some Digital M "facts"?)