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Subject: [Leica] M8 and the Future
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll)
Date: Wed Oct 25 16:28:01 2006

Sure!, I agree!
Saludos cordiales,
Luis

-----Mensaje original-----
De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
Eduardo Albesi
Enviado el: jueves, 26 de octubre de 2006 1:13
Para: Leica Users Group
Asunto: Re: [Leica] M8 and the Future

Well, no exception: there was an evolution in the M3 life cycle too.  
Film pressure plate changed from glass/ceramic to metal, two-strokes  
to one stroke, and lots of minor details and other etc's. OTOH, its  
general design philosophy was so on target that in general terms the  
M8 is just a digitally updated M3.

But, if there were no first release buyers, we would certainly not  
have a second improved one.

Best,

Ed

El 25/10/2006, a las 17:52, Luis Ripoll escribi?:

> Bob,
>
> I like your "dream" about the M9, why not wait a little bit?, on  
> the other
> hand I have been always careful with the firsts new releases, cameras,
> cars..., I've see many times how the new models was really  
> improved, the M3
> is maybe the only exception... in certain aspects.
>
> Saludos desde Barcelona
> Luis
>
>
> I have the gut feeling that the M8 will usher in a new Leica epoch.  
> I think
> the breakout and cleanup hitter will be the M9, a full frame  
> digital that
> will take ALL M lenses. I also suppose it may only be a year away  
> from the
> ballpark. Those powerful 24x36mm sensors are probably already in  
> production.
> You ain't seen nothin' yet.
>
> I hope the M9 will feature an LCD viewer that will permit closeups  
> to be
> made without parallax, as though we were using a Focaslide. That  
> is, we
> could focus as though the M9 were a view camera, but the image  
> would be
> right side up.
> What an M that would be!
>
> Bob
>
>
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