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Shaun Lowe
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Joined: 12 Dec 2003
Posts: 2399
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 10:32 am |
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Leica Digital Modul R for the R8 & R9
Leica has today announced the development of a Digital Module for the Leica R8 & R9. This new module has a ten megapixel Kodak sensor and has been developed in association with Imacon. The module is made up of two parts, a digital back which cliips onto the rear of the camera and a power unit which fits on the base. The digital back has a ten megapixel Kodak sensor which produces a FOV crop of 1.37x and has a sensitivity of ISO 100 to 800. Image formats will include RAW (Imacon 3F), storage by SD card.
Leica Digital Modul R Computer Generated Images
Leica Digital Modul R Preliminary Specifcations
Type Interchangeable digital module, fully compatible with LEICA R8 and R9, can be exchanged by the photographer
Lenses All Leica R-lenses as well as those earlier LEICAFLEX/SL/SL2-lenses that have been modified by adding the R-cam can be used
Physical • One digital back part
• One battery power supply part
• Focusing screen with crop area marked
Price (street) 4500 EUR
Sensor • 10 million pixels
• 26.4 x 17.6 mm
• 6.8 µm pixel pitch (has microlenses)
• FOV crop 1.37x
• Kodak Sensor
• No anti-alias (blur) filter
Sensitivity • ISO 100 - 800
Storage SD card
Image formats • RAW (Imacon 3F format)
• TIFF (8 or 16 bit)
• JPEG
Image processing Developed by Imacon
B&W Display • Frame counter
• ISO
• Exposure compensation
• Battery status
• Flash ready
• Self-timer
• Compression rate
• Resolution
• Moire reduction on/off
Menu • Sharpness
• Color saturation
• Contrast
• Frame number
• Contrast of display
• Brightness of display
• Duration of auto review
• Histogram on/off
• Power save
• Card format
• Warning signals
• Audio histogram on/off
• Date & Time
• User profiles
• Firmware update
• Reset
Continuous shooting • 1.5 - 2.0 fps (unconfirmed)
• Buffer up to 10 images
Connectivity IEEE 1394 (Firewire)
Power supply • Proprietary Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
• Battery charges in-camera
Dimensions 158 x 140 x 89 mm |
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ocos234
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 50
Location: uk - shropshire
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:57 pm |
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WOW! im glad its not good to take photos of mirrors cos they'll all break with that camera!
UGLY!
am i alone on this? that is an ugly camera..... |
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Shaun Lowe
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Joined: 12 Dec 2003
Posts: 2399
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 7:34 pm |
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Um. It's a Leica. Does it matter how it looks? |
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Mongoose
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Joined: 09 Feb 2004
Posts: 1858
Location: UK
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 7:59 pm |
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yeah no matter how ugly it may be, that little red logo says it all. Too bad none of us can afford it! and would it not be cool to just be able to switch to digital just like changing a film? |
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walter23
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Joined: 27 Jun 2004
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:38 am |
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Is that a film-advance lever on your fancy dSLR, sir? |
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ChrisL
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Joined: 03 Nov 2003
Posts: 5395
Location: Chicago, IL
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Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:38 pm |
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Would be nice if the other MFG's could see as clearly as leica. |
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parallaxkid
Joined: 05 Oct 2005
Posts: 211
Location: California
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Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:15 pm |
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WOW! im glad its not good to take photos of mirrors cos they'll all break with that camera!
UGLY!
am i alone on this? that is an ugly camera..... |
Its not ugly. Although you could put a pink bow or two on it...maybe that would make it better? |
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TradClimber
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Joined: 14 Apr 2005
Posts: 1131
Location: Dupont, WA *Call me Andy*
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Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:33 pm |
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| Mongoose wrote: |
| yeah no matter how ugly it may be, that little red logo says it all. Too bad none of us can afford it! and would it not be cool to just be able to switch to digital just like changing a film? |
I was thinking the same thing about the logo to....Pretty cool idea to be able to do this with a camera. Like the new Hybrid cars out there. |
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kal99
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:03 pm |
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Even if I could afford it, I wouldn't buy it. I dont do studio photos, just walk-around type photography. I couldn't imgaine walking around with that thing around my neck! |
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The Mad Jester
Joined: 30 Mar 2006
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:02 pm |
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myrllie
Joined: 12 Jul 2006
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:25 am |
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Whats ugly got to do with it.. If its a camera I'll take it.. |
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Timmynoshoes
Joined: 07 Jun 2004
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Location: Newcastle, UK
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Fri Jul 14, 2006 11:29 am |
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| Even if I could afford it, I wouldn't buy it. I dont do studio photos, just walk-around type photography. I couldn't imgaine walking around with that thing around my neck! |
This thread is like 2 years old :P |
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