on 2/21/05 2:15 PM, David Young at dnr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Steve Barbour said: > >>> Very compelling David... >>> >>> I'm sold...where can I get one ? >>> Ohhhh.....errrrrhhhh ....hmmmmm.... >>> >>> >>> 1. it's all theory right now >>> 2. very high cost >>> 3. so far it's close to vaporwear... >>> 4. it might be disappear-wear >>> 5. it needs to be widely tested in real life... >>> 6. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush >>> >>> It started out sounding exciting, then exorbitant, >>> then improbable, now a risk, and ultimately could >>> be downright foolish... given the way Leicas >>> fortunes are going... > > To which Stasys added: > >> Steve- I have one on order- and all these posts are making me a little >> nervous! I'm trying to avoid a Canon/Leica/adapter hybrid compromise!! > > > Hi Stasys! > > I too had hoped to avoid the Canon/Leica/adapter compromise; and I much > prefer the ergonomics of the R8 to the 20D (though the lighter weight of > the 20D is a plus!). > > But when I look at it all, to convert to digital, I'm going to need a few > things besides a back. Like memory and a "digi-wallet" I worked it out > this way. Prices are CanuckBucks, so US$ will be lower, but in proportion. > > > The LeiCanon is: > > 20D 8mp body 2000 > 17~85 AF Canon Zoom 899 > 3 x 1GB CF cards 600 > 40mb portable drive 650 > 2 Leica to Canon adapt. 200 > ---- > 4349 > > Including all taxes < $5000! > > With the DMR, I wouldn't need the two adapters... and couldn't use the > zoom. Still, the cost would be: > > DM-R 10mp back. 6875 > 3 x 1GB SD cards 900 > 40mb portable drive 650 > ---- > 8425 > > Including taxes > $9600! > > Like you, the autofocus is not a big deal for me. But the software > upgrades, at least in the first year or two, are a big deal. And I worry > that unless Leica/Imacon get it right the first time, they'll be needed, > and with Leica's current financial position, upgrades may turn to > vapourware or disappear wear. > > My decision to go with LeiCanon has nothing to do with not wanting to > support Leica, but rather with financial 'risk management'. Should Leica > execute a successful turnaround and the DM-R lives up to promises, I can > always sell the 20D and switch up. But if I buy a DM-R, and it becomes an > albatross, I won't be able to sell it nor be able to afford the 20D > afterwards, either! > > If your pockets are a bit deeper than mine, stay with the DM-R. I'll be > VERY interested to hear how it works, for if there software is good, and > the elimination of the anti-aliasing filter really works, it will be one > helluva picture taking machine! > > If, OTOH, you have limited resources, as I do, you may prefer the LeiCanon > route. > > BTW: for me, the 17~85 zoom will replace my 21mm SA and so only the 80 > ~200 f4 Vario will be a problem with manual diaphragm use - and I use it > mostly at f4 or f5.6. The only other lens I use with any frequency is the > 400/6.8 Telyt, and it has no automatic anything anyway! > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > David Young, | égalité, liberté, > Victoria, CANADA | fraternité et Beaujolais. > > Personal Web-site at: > http://www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr > Leica Reflex Forum web-page: > http://www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm > Archives are at: > www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ David- thanks for your thoughts. We'll see what happens. Stasys ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr/lrflex.htm Archives are at: www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/