[LRflex] Re: Leica to abandon 4/3rds - how good will a Leica R AF system be??

Charlie, Douglas, Alex,
We are now back to the modular camera that some of us were talking about a couple of years ago: just like our computers, in which the innards can be changed almost ad infinitum.
My M8 and DMR are basically computers with an interchangeable lens and very few controls attached, and the R10, IMHO, has to be an evolution of that concept. Hold the applause, that is a "blinding glimpse of the obvious." 

I think the the R10 will be Leica's answer to this question:
What do you hang behind generations of Leica glass, which will complement and exploit their characteristics and qualities, and be capable of continual technical evolution at reasonable cost?
Once again, that is another "blinding glimpse of the obvious." Forgive me.
New subject: Does anyone have an idea of the status of development of an "electronic shutter," a way of recording the state of a sensor over a few milliseconds instead of turning the light coming through the lens on and off mechanically? Is it theoretically feasible? Is it the way video cameras capture still pictures? 

Thanks,

Bill



On May 29, 2008, at 7:01 AM, <chfalke@xxxxxxx> <chfalke@xxxxxxx> wrote:


Douglas,
   The digital film replacement that Alex just mentioned
would be a solution to that problem if they could
get a full frame sensor that worked with the short lenses.
    It woudn't sell any bodies for Leica, but it would
still sell lenses.  If the sensors worked well, people
would probably want them for several bodies, and
would upgrade as they got better, without any negative
quality associations with the body or lenses.  It would
also support the value of the existing product base.
Charlie.

---- Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx> wrote:

Hello, Alex,



still allows fast and regular upgrades. Nobody in their right mind is
going to lay out several thousands every couple of years (at least
prosumers or non-professionals won't), and the thought of a 'throw- away' 
Leica just doesn't fit with either their heritage or their corporate
philosophy.

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