On Sat, 23 May 2009
11:43:16 +0200
Douglas Sharp wrote:
> Aha!
> Put mildly, Proletenbande oder
Bauerntölpel in German -
>oh well, Leica will probably soon become a virtual
>company :-)
>
With a niche ...
I had asked if there was still sort of cooperation with Pana - the G1 had Pana on its
lenses
They said yes on the PS.
On the development of an R10?
They proudly had developed the S2 by themselves (big boys).
When asked if the S2 sensor was included, they said Kodak had ...
Pressed to answer if the same kind of cooperation -either with Kodak or Pana - was in the pipeline on the
R10, we got this vapourware answer, and then on our insistance, blank.
Full blank,
Long blank,
then exit.
Others might see it as Leica protecting secrets,
RIP Rs is my conclusion.
Ph
> Douglas
>
> Miha Golobic wrote:
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Ce sont des
Ploucs!
>>
>>
>> I did check it in google translate and got a very juicy
>>translation -
>> we use it here as well :-))) Sorry for the experience.
>>
>>
Best regards,
>> Miha
>>
>>
>> 2009/5/23 AMARD philippe
>> >
>>
>> The Leica
folks - three of them - just said that
>>asking questions
>> about the R10 was talking about
vaporware.
>> We insisted, kiddidoc Steve and I, to no avail.
>> They wouln't comment, then left the
virtual room not
>>even saying
>> they were going.
>>
>> Ce sont des
Ploucs!
>> I can't translate this, but it certainly is no very
>>positive
>> comment on
their behaviour.
>>
>> So frustrating
>> I'm checking the G1 and D700 now.
>> Bien
amicalement
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 23 May 2009 09:49:26 +0200
>>
Miha Golobic wrote:
>> >>
>> >> BTW; Steve and I were on a live talk with Leica
>>people
>> >>yesterday, and we
>> >> tried to squeeze information on the
R10.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Philippe, could you tell us more? It would be
>>extremely
>> >interesting.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
Miha
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>> > 2009/5/22 AMARD philippe
>> >
>> >> I didn't know - but it is not so
surprising as
>>the
>> >>Leicaflex may have
>> >> been thought of as the heir to
the M series.
>> >>
>> >> BTW; Steve and I were on a live talk with Leica
>>people
>> >>yesterday, and we
>> >> tried to squeeze information on the
R10.
>> >> One of them answered us that asking questions
>>about an
>> >>R10
was, I quote,
>> >> 'vaporware'.
>> >> So the heir/R deceased before the
parent.
>> >> Sad news.
>> >>
>> >> Enjoy the SL while there's film
around.
>> >> Bien cordialement
>> >> Philippe
>> >>
>>
>>
>> >> On Fri, 22 May 2009 19:07:40 +0200
>> >> Miha Golobic wrote:
>>
>> > Dear flexers,
>> >> > I'm passing you (as suggested by Doug Herr) my
>>newly
>> >> >discovered findings on
>> >> > the Leicaflex SL
viewfinder:
>> >> >
>> >> > I have just recently discovered another virtue
>>of the
>> >> >SL: the magnification
>> >> > of the viewfinder, combined
with a 50mm lens
>> >>(summicron,
>> >> >in my case) gives *
>> >> >
identical* magnification and brightnes as the
>>naked
>> >>eye.
>> >> >In
other words: it
>> >> > is very easy to use both eyes open when
>>composing a
>>
>> >photo. With some
>> >> > practise, you see *one* 3D picture, and a
>>
>>undistracting
>> >> >black frame (the
>> >> > viewfinder). And because of
the nature of the
>> >>microprism
>> >> >(a split prism
>> >> > would
be a distraction), it is very easy to
>>focus in
>> >> >that way, too.
>> >>
>
>> >> > Of course, this only works with a 50mm lens. I
>>somehow
>> >>
>believe that the
>> >> > magnification and the viefinder arrangement was
>>done
>> >> >with this practice of
>> >> > taking photographs in mind,
yet I have not
>>noticed
>> >> >anyone would mention
>> >> > that. Have
anyone else noticed this?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Best
regards,
>> >> > Miha
>> >>
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