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I hear rumors that Leica is coming out with a Digital camera.Does anyone have any info? I am particularly interested in the type of flash media. ie, smartmedia, compactflash or microdrive.
thanks...Linda
-- linda orlando (lophoto97@hotmail.com), July 27, 2001
Linda:Leica has marketed digital cameras for a few years. They are made for them by Fuji ( I think)in Japan and have lenses with Leica names stuck on them. Of course the prices are higher.
They also have one they advertise as being for copy and process work.
cheers
-- RICHARD ILOMAKI (richardjx@hotmail.com), July 27, 2001.
They have also have digital camera, the S2 (I think) that takes R lenses - I don't know who makes it, but someone here can probably tell us. It was in their recent system catalog anyway.
-- Robin Smith (smith_robin@hotmail.com), July 27, 2001.
Leica just announced a partnership with Panasonic for digital
-- John Sikes (mcnaught@mindspring.com), July 27, 2001.
The current Leica Digilux 4.3 is indeed a Fuji name-over, that uses the Smartmedia flash chip. Good little camera...for digital snaps, that is.
-- Ken Shipman (kennyshipman@aol.com), July 27, 2001.
Leica makes a pro grade digital cameras
- Leica S1 Alpha : 2570 x 2570
- Leica S1 Pro : 5140x 5140
- Leica S1 High Speed : 4000 x 4000
-- martin tai (martin.tai@capcanada.com), July 28, 2001.
They are scanner cameras, however. You can operate them in a copy stand, with a Canon FD/Hasselblad/Mamyia 645/Nikon/Olympus/Leica M/Leica R lens mounted via an adaptor, or at the back standard of a Sinar. Handholding them is simply not possible.
-- Oliver Schrinner (piraya@hispavista.com), July 28, 2001.