Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Canon has a D5? Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: <Afterswift@aol.com> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 3:15 PM Subject: [Leica] M8 and the Future > Hi Everyone, > > I have this gut feeling that the true competitor of the Canon D5 will be the > Leica M9, which will be FF. We're headed for full frame 35. That's inevitable. > These FFs will hit the market within a year. Digital technology moves fast. > The M8 is probably a good collector's model and those few who actually buy it > will get about the same results that we enjoy with the Nikon D200 or even the > D70 -- which is a fast, no slouch Nikon (nevermind the pixel count, the quality > is there!). > > I assume Leica Solms is tooling up for the M9 as we write. I'm looking > forward to the LCD viewer for close-up and telephoto work. I assume there will be a > lever on the M9 that permits us to open the focal plane shutter to focus and > preview DOF live. Without the DSLR mirror problem, the simplicity of the M > design should make the dual viewfinders possible -- one optical, the other > electronic. My Oly 5050 has this feature and I love it. I can't imagine the M9 > without it. > > Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information