Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, I think I would wait a moment before sending out that check! The nice example is only a little bigger than images from the Digilux 1, 2592 vs 2240 pixels wide at 72 ppi. That makes it a nominal 5 mp camera. I don't see where they are hinting that it has interchangeable lens. The picture of a camera is presented as a sample of the resolving power, presumably at macro. Impressive, but similar to my LC5. The camera shown in the sample is clearly a RF, without a D behind the logo. The lens shown appears to be new for the RF. However, in the flash tease, they indicate the camera has a zoom hexanon lens, and the shape indicates a pocketable camera. And while they have a nice flash preview, it is only shadows and pixels so far. Leica is teasing a new digital camera for August, and that makes sense, because the Lumix LC5 (Panasonic Vers) is disappearing from availability. Lovely times we live in. I went out and shot with my M6 yesterday, even took the motor off. Just me, the M6, a 35 Summicron and the 15 C/V. Enjoyed it. Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: <rclompus@cox.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 10:56 AM Subject: [Leica] New Digital Hexar RF? > The full face example photo opened in Photoshop as a 14.4 MB > image. You could count the hairs on the tip of the models nose. It > looks to me that Konica will be delivering a digital Hexar with > greater than 5MB imaging that accepts Leica M mount lenses. > > If the price is right, it looks like I'll be purchasing one of these > instead of an MP. It makes perfect sense to have a manual focus, > auto expoasure rangefinder that captures images digitally and > accepts Leica lenses. While Leica is busy producing a 3 MB D'Lux > point and shoot, it appears Konica beat them to an interchangable > lens digital camera. > > Richard Clompus, OD > Rloanoke, VA > > > > From: "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith@dcc.edu> > > Date: 2003/06/01 Sun AM 11:32:16 EDT > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: New Hexar RF? > > > > It seems to have a lot of "controls" on it. One of the initial images > of a > > lens (on the "slide show") looked like a typical Konica P&S lens, > but the > > other lens looks more like an RF lens. Seems to be a composite > of two > > cameras or more. > > > > Jeffery > > > > At 10:30 AM 6/1/2003 -0400, you wrote: > > >I'm seeing something different. It appears there is only a single > strap lug > > >positioned about half way up on the grip side. This would > suggest a > > >smallish point and shoot body. > > > > > >Gary > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Jeffery L. Smith" <jsmith@dcc.edu> > > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > >Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 10:17 AM > > >Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: New Hexar RF? > > > > > > > > > > After trying to look at it from those obscure images, it appears > to be a > > > > largish digital camera, something similar in size to the Leica > Digilux 1 > > >or > > > > the Olympus 5050. > > > > > > > > At 08:45 AM 6/1/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > > >Looks very...digital. > > > > > > > > > >At 03:14 AM 6/1/2003 -0700, you wrote: > > > > >>www.dpreview.com mentions that there's a teaser ad on > Konica's site: > > > > >>http://www.konica.jp/personal/newproduct/index.html > > > > >> > > > > >>The interesting thing is that if you click on the Sample2 > image, there's > > > > >>a f1.2 lens (what focal length?) and the camera seems to > have a thing > > > > >>that looks like my M7 rangefinder window. > > > > >> > > > > >>Of course the kicker would be that if it is a digital RF w/ M > mount! > > > > >> > > > > >>Ahhh...... 2 more days... > > > > > > > > >-- > > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/ > unsub.html > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/ > unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html