On Apr 20, 2010, at 11:43 PM, H&ECummer wrote: > Hi Flexers, > Given what the competition is - with truly landmark DSLRs like the > Nikon D700 and the Canon 5D MkII - I don't think a new Solms designed > digital R will ever see the light of day. > Instead I think Leica R lens expertise will be lent to some Japanese > camera platform. Think the Leica R - Minolta cooperation from 35 years > ago and look at the success of the Micro 4/3rds designs from Panasonic > and Olympus. Yes, I know that Leica has said it won't cooperate with > Panasonic if lens corrections are done in camera - but they have > already branded one lens - the Panasonic Leica 45mm f2.8 Macro - as a > Leica lens - so, so much for that resolution. When you look at what > you get with a camera like the D700, automatic high ISO low noise > performance (useable ISO 6,400) 6 frames a second, VR lenses with > Ultrasonic focus motors, Leica, despite still having some of the best > lens designs in the world is just too far behind in digital camera > bodies to ever catch up and so the management have rightly decided to > put its resources on the winning digital M designs where they are the > only game in town since the Epson RD 1 went out of production. > Of course, I know that you guys are just kidding around so I shouldn't > be too serious about these remarks. :-) > I made my decision about a year ago when I sold my R8 and started to > fit my lovely R lenses with the leitax bayonets for use on my D700. > This is not a perfect solution (no auto diaphragm) but it is better > than having all that wonderful glass gathering dust in the cupboard. yup, agree Howard, Steve > Cheers, > Howard Macro-Elmarit 45mm F2.8 ASPH >> From: Aram Langhans <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 10:51:02 PM >> Subject: [LRflex] Re: Diesel 9 - Was: IMG: April in Paris >> >> I would think that if they do ever decide to go for the R9Diesel, it >> would >> be with auto-focus lenses, and backward support for the manual R >> lenses, so >> it makes sense that they would stop production of R lenses, as any new >> lenses would be autofocus, much like the S2 lenses. So, I do not see >> discontinuing the R lenses as a permanent NO to any Leica 35mm >> digital SLR >> in the future. I do not hold my breathe in these hard economic >> times, but >> for me, one does not automatically eliminate the other. >> >> Aram > > > ------ > 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/