tony_senzaorbi Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Ok, so seriously, no of course I wouldn't put a deposit down on a camera nobody's even seen yet, let alone me not having a chance to try it out. Plus, I'll let you first-guy-on-the-block-to-have-one guys beta test it for Leica, I'll wait for a few of the recalls and firmware fixes. Maybe by then some of the guys who jumped on them right away will have gotten bored and traded them in and I'll get one for a couple thou less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergio_ortega7 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 NO!...Hell no! I always thought the allure of the Leica was the built-for-the-ages design concept; a fifty year old M3 can still make images the equal of the M7, and as film emulsions and lenses improved you just bought the new film and lenses. All this digital stuff is obsolete in a couple of years, pixel count is ever increasing, and technology is constantly improving. Why would anyone want to buy a finely-crafted Leica, "built in Germany to the usual Leica standards"--for five grand, no less--with a bunch of electronic crap that will be last year's technology in a few months, and will likely not work as well as the current stuff from Nikon/Canon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edthened Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No, no & NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_ilomaki Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No, No and NO. The Leica appeal is unique to film, to me. I just saw an Edison cylinder player and it would seem silly to make a digital capture system - cd- and play it back through an acoustic horn. I doubt the Leica look can transsubstantiate to digital with results any better than Canon or Nikon can produce. Even after the last roll of film has been coated in Croatia or China and shot, I can still (fondle my Leica and) admire the mechanial genius of it, just as I marvel at the instruments made in Newton's time. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No. I'd rather spend my money with Fuji and Ilford, and on travelling to interesting places where I can do some photography ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 NO <p> But that doesn't mean never. With the right set of features I'd be happy to buy. So far, all of the wide-eyed speculation I've seen doesn't come close to what I want. Maybe I'll give Huw a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agardner58 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No. I can't even afford film M at this point. I'm going to wait for the Konica Digital Hexar AF. I'm not holding my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb- Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 so now I'm confused. you leica heads will fight to the death to defend the idea that a Leica M lens is superior in every way to every other lens ever made and defend the high prices of leica M bodies relative to other film bodies and yet when faced with the prospect of actually getting to use those wonderful lenses on a digital body the response is that you can get better results with a canon dslr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbing Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No I would think that owners of the autofocus/autoexposure Contax G2 would be more tempted by a digital version of their camera than then manual focus/manual exposure Leica owners. If Leica people wanted an electronic, automated, battery dependent digital camera there are several options but I didn't even see a huge surge of people buying the M7 with Aperture Priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No. I've got film cameras and I've got film and I've got scanners. Happy as a clam. I like what we're reading about the new Panasonic 4/3, and I'm assuming it'll be available with that luscious Leica zoom for under $2500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyaitken Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 (I guess we all know how Huw F will vote...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie_cheung Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek_stanton2 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Aw, hell no. It would have to be full-frame, 12+ MP, and under $4k. I don't Leica's inclined to make such a beast at that price. At $4995, you have to also figure you'd have to buy at least one additional lens to keep your current working focal length set. So, it's really like $6000+. I'm happy with my 5D. I doubt Leica's noise levels will match Canon's, so the theoretical advantages of being able to hand-hold a rangefinder at slower speeds is 'mooted.' I waited on the dSLR for a full-frame sensor, so i guess the same standard would apply for a rangefinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau 1664876222 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Probably not. I'd be tempted, for the tragi-comic reason that Leica needs my money. The problem is, I don't like digital cameras. I already have a DSLR that I use maybe once or twice a month, and a digital M would probably not be much more useful to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich B NYC Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No. Add in the cost of a "real" wideangle lens and it's price is way out of sight. In any case, I have no desire to go digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaijin Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No! I'm holding out for the rumored digital Lomo LCA-D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david k. Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Nope. Not now, but at sometime in the future those 'M' ASPH lenses are going to be the way to go for a compact high performance DRFD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exabetal Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Heck no, I've already got a 20D with a couple of L lenses. After years of longing just got my 35 year old M4 a few weeks ago. I'm as happy as a 10 year old kid with his first new bike. Huub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_phelan Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Yes. And I'm wondering how Marc pre-ordered. Would like to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew robertson Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 "there are no comparable products that I'm aware of." Become aware of the R-D1. I suppose it isn't comparable, because the Digital M is still vapor, and you can actually run out and buy an R-D1 TODAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoebox Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No No No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprouty Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Not if I want to stay married. And truthfully not at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowingsky Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 No. If there were no film being made anymore and I could see that "old" Leica lenses, designed for film, still have an edge on other lenses in the digital environment, then yes, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prince_alfie Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Nope, plan to get the Panasonic L-1 instead. That looks to be better for my studio work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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