IMHO, just as with the RF bodies, Leica will have a niche again in the (D)SLR world when ALL the other manufacturers have converted their cameras to video machines. See for instance Canon 5D, or Nikon D700 replacement being rumoured to also have this feature; but which photographers really care? So the sooner the better ? Just an early morning thought. Philippe Envoyé depuis Ma Messagerie SFR. 10 Go de stockage - En savoir plus ======================================= Message du : 24/04/2010 De : "H&ECummer " <cummer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> A : leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Copie à : Sujet : [LRflex] Diesel R9 Hi Richard, I agree that Leica's stance doesn't (didn't) make much sense and who knows where they are heading now. :-( Cheers Howard > Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:05:45 -0700 (PDT) > From: Richard Ward > Subject: [LRflex] Re: Diesel R9 > > Hello Harold, > I read this line in your great post and it's stuck in my head a > little bit. "Leica has said it won't cooperate with Panasonic if lens > corrections are done in camera". which is de'rigeour in the 4/3rds > processor world and as you stated "they have already branded one > lens - the Panasonic Leica 45mm f2.8 > Macro - as a Leica lens - so, so much for that resolution". I am > left quite puzzled by Leica's stance in the matter because doesn't > the M8/M9 digital rangefinders utilize in camera lens corrections to > 'fix' the abberrations and light falloff issues with R/F lenses not > playing well with digital sensors?. There must be more to the > situation here and didn't Leica attempt to push a 4/3rds camera and > lenses? > > Richard in Michigan ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/