Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/16

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Subject: [Leica] Leica digital M...
From: rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig)
Date: Tue May 16 23:55:36 2006
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I think 2006 is a bit too early for that - but such a thing should be 
makeable within 5 years. That's the technological side only. If it would be 
interesting on the econimical side, is another question.
Didier



>Since digital camera circuitry keeps getting  
>smaller and smaller (and so do the digicams), why can't Leica put a  
>sensor on a replaceable M back flap, put the related circuitry,  
>batteries, etc. up the film column and in a base about the size of a  
>Leicavit, and, boom, modular, upgradeable digital M (ala DMR)?



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