Leica Digital-Film SLR
Leica unofficially announced their new Digital-Modul-R camera back today which turns the film Leica R8 or R9 SLR into a DSLR. Here's the spec:
1.37 crop factor (apparently some crop needed to fit in film bay)10 megapixel Kodak sensor (3872*2576, 3:2 aspect)
no AA filter (but software AA for moire as needed)
ISO 100-1600
16 bit depth
130kpixel 1.8" LCD (wimpy)
2fps x 10 image buffer
16sec max exposure
You can see a photo here:
From: http://www.photographyblog.com/comments.ph...id=3448_0_1_0_C
It's probably not a big winner for us underwater photographers, but it is relevant in that it gives us a glimpse of what Nikon might do with their F6.
Cheers
James
