This is slightly off-topic, but still Leica. You may have seen it on the
LEG, if you're a member, but for those of us who are not, this might be
interesting.
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According to Stefan Daniels, some prototypes [of the digital 'M'] are
taking shots already. It's supposed to be announced and deliverable by
Photokina. We'll see.
Form factor of the M7, 1.5mm thicker due to 2.5" LCD on back; SD cards,
Li-Ion battery, shutter essentially that of the R9 (1/8000 to speed)
with motor cocking, sensor made by Kodak and firmware/electronics by
German company, not Imacon due to problems with DMR quality control.
1.33 crop factor, 10.5 Mp, viewfinder with 5 or 6 line sets; all lenses
except those that didn't work with the M5/CL are compatible. A new wide,
probably 15, will be introduced to extend wideangle use, but will also
cover film, so likely to be large and expensive (my guess; see 15
Distagon for Zeiss rangefinder). Price projected at this time: $5000 USD.
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Originally posted by: Henning Wulff
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