Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/27

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Subject: [Leica] M8 and the Future
From: tckline at gci.net (T C Kline)
Date: Fri Oct 27 17:55:49 2006
References: <3ab.b4095e4.3273c2f1@aol.com>

You have evidence that a 24x36mm sensor is in development that will 
work with the short BF of M mount lenses? If so, who is building it? I 
think we will see a 24x36mm sensor in an R camera first, which may be 
feasible today.
Tom
On Oct 27, 2006, at 12:15, Afterswift@aol.com wrote:

> 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
>
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