05-13-2012, 08:40 PM
[quote name='wim' timestamp='1336917519' post='18177']
In a way, the original Leica solution to digital was just this, although one had the replace the entire back. Never caught on either, too slow, expensive and too many compromises at the time.
These days it should be possible, although I doubt whether rapid fire shooting would belong to the possibilities. And Leica slrs were big already, too big if you ask me <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Kind regards, Wim
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The R8 and R9 had a digital back available, in fact the R9 was sold with digital back too. They should have been full frame (1.37x crop 10 mp CCD)... But then again, the Contax digital FF camera was not a huge success either.
I don't think the R8/R9 were big....
Canon EOS 5D mk II WxHxD: 152x114x75mm
Leica R9: WxHxD: 158x101x62mm
About the same weight as the 5D mk II too (790 grams without battery for the R9 vs 810g. for the 5D mk II).
With digital back, the R9 gets to be more like an EOS 1D series.
Biggest problem was the speed with certain/most operations, and the higher ISO noise performance. The biggest plus was the low ISO IQ and the lenses of course.
Still, I would not mind having an R9 with one or two nice lenses (like that 280mm f4 APO lens... *drool*
In a way, the original Leica solution to digital was just this, although one had the replace the entire back. Never caught on either, too slow, expensive and too many compromises at the time.
These days it should be possible, although I doubt whether rapid fire shooting would belong to the possibilities. And Leica slrs were big already, too big if you ask me <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />.Kind regards, Wim
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The R8 and R9 had a digital back available, in fact the R9 was sold with digital back too. They should have been full frame (1.37x crop 10 mp CCD)... But then again, the Contax digital FF camera was not a huge success either.
I don't think the R8/R9 were big....
Canon EOS 5D mk II WxHxD: 152x114x75mm
Leica R9: WxHxD: 158x101x62mm
About the same weight as the 5D mk II too (790 grams without battery for the R9 vs 810g. for the 5D mk II).
With digital back, the R9 gets to be more like an EOS 1D series.
Biggest problem was the speed with certain/most operations, and the higher ISO noise performance. The biggest plus was the low ISO IQ and the lenses of course.
Still, I would not mind having an R9 with one or two nice lenses (like that 280mm f4 APO lens... *drool*