Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-17 Thread mark
P. J. Alling wrote: If you glass fits it, unless you have a lot of LM glass, so assuming you're talking about K mount, it wouldn't be a Rangefinder Per Se as there would be on Rangefinder coupling. hey, this is my fantasy. Get your own. Quote of the year! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

RE: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-16 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Just saw this: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Pentax_mulls_Micro_Four_Thirdsstyle_camera_news_289300.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-16 Thread Doug Brewer
Desjardins, Steve wrote: Just saw this: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Pentax_mulls_Micro_Four_Thirdsstyle_camera_news_289300.html Could it be the Pentax Rangefinder? Bring it in under $1K, make my glass fit, and I'm buying it*. *certain conditions apply, including image quality,

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-16 Thread Scott Loveless
On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Desjardins, Steve wrote: Just saw this: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/Pentax_mulls_Micro_Four_Thirdsstyle_camera_news_289300.html Could it be the Pentax Rangefinder? Bring it in under $1K, make my glass fit,

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-16 Thread Bob Sullivan
That link doesn't bring up any content, just the frame for Popular Photography. :-( On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:20 PM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Desjardins, Steve wrote: Just saw this:

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-16 Thread P. J. Alling
If you glass fits it, unless you have a lot of LM glass, so assuming you're talking about K mount, it wouldn't be a Rangefinder Per Se as there would be on Rangefinder coupling. Doug Brewer wrote: Desjardins, Steve wrote: Just saw this:

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-16 Thread Doug Brewer
P. J. Alling wrote: If you glass fits it, unless you have a lot of LM glass, so assuming you're talking about K mount, it wouldn't be a Rangefinder Per Se as there would be on Rangefinder coupling. hey, this is my fantasy. Get your own. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Desjardins, Steve
This looks neat: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090908leicax1.asp I still think Pentax should make something like this with interchangeable lenses. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread P. J. Alling
Pentax should make something like that period. Desjardins, Steve wrote: This looks neat: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090908leicax1.asp I still think Pentax should make something like this with interchangeable lenses. -- The free man owns himself. He can damage himself with

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Doug Brewer
Desjardins, Steve wrote: This looks neat: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090908leicax1.asp I still think Pentax should make something like this with interchangeable lenses. I agree, but with a real viewfinder on-board. I'd love to have one for walking around campus. -- PDML

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Scott Loveless
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Desjardins, Steve wrote: This looks neat: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090908leicax1.asp I still think Pentax should make something like this with interchangeable lenses. I agree, but with a real viewfinder

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 08:21:14AM -0400, Desjardins, Steve scripsit: This looks neat: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090908leicax1.asp I still think Pentax should make something like this with interchangeable lenses. I'm not sure there's a market there at the price point. Once

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Doug Brewer
Scott Loveless wrote: On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Doug Brewer d...@alphoto.com wrote: Desjardins, Steve wrote: This looks neat: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090908leicax1.asp I still think Pentax should make something like this with interchangeable lenses. I agree, but with a

RE: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Desjardins, Steve
Of Graydon Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:34 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Leica X1 On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 08:21:14AM -0400, Desjardins, Steve scripsit: This looks neat: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090908leicax1.asp I still think Pentax should make something

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:11:00AM -0400, Desjardins, Steve scripsit: There's a market at the e-p1 price point. I have no idea what Leica would sell this for, Couple grand USD, as I recall. but for everyone else it has to be below $1000. Olympus has sold a bunch of e-p1's at the $800-900

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Jens
Nice... But i thing the lens is just too black/minimalistic. I'm looking foreward to getting my K7 :-) I own just one Leica (Film thing). That's enough. Regards Jens -- Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. On Sep 15, 2009 14:21 Desjardins, Steve desjard...@wlu.edu wrote:

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The Leica X1 has created quite a stir on various boards and forums. Price is $2000. Optional extras include a grip and matched OVF. Only pre-production examples have been seen so far. - Only negative report thus far is that writes to storage are a bit slower than expected; no discussion as yet of

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Thibouille
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: [...] but Pentax is not likely to do so; they're having enough trouble generating real momentum in their core DSLR business. [...] Thursday (if date didn't change) will bring something interesting IMO. -- Thibault Massart aka

RE: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Desjardins, Steve
: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 10:25 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Leica X1 On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:11:00AM -0400, Desjardins, Steve scripsit: There's a market at the e-p1 price point. I have no idea what Leica would sell this for, Couple grand USD, as I recall. but for everyone

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Graydon
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 01:31:39PM -0400, Desjardins, Steve scripsit: $2000, eh? Amazing. At this point, one can snark about that extreme expense of that little red L, or point out that small production volumes are bad for your pricing structure. I suspect it's some of both. I definitely

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread Thibouille
Agreed Graydon. I'd take either a W80 or an LX3 types of camera as 'always available' camera. An LX3 with a 4:3 or APS-C sensor would be perfect for me on a usage POV. Make it WR and I'm sold :p I don't caer much a bout a fixed lens if: - it is a optically good and bright - sensor isn't crappy.

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread John Sessoms
From: Thibouille On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Graydon o...@uniserve.com wrote: [...] but Pentax is not likely to do so; they're having enough trouble generating real momentum in their core DSLR business. [...] Thursday (if date didn't change) will bring something interesting IMO.

Re: OT: Leica X1

2009-09-15 Thread P. J. Alling
Since you can find DSLRs with street prices in the $400-$500 range, that are relatively compact it looks like a mighty thin slice to me. Graydon wrote: On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 01:31:39PM -0400, Desjardins, Steve scripsit: $2000, eh? Amazing. At this point, one can snark about that