Alan Chan quoted and posted as follows: > >Is Leica ( or anyone else for that matter) > >developing a digital 35mm RANGEFINDER camera? > >I dont see why it couldnt be done. > > Perhaps there won't be much reason to produce RF since the actual image > could be viewed on the LCD. And nothing is going to be quieter than a > digial, so the advantage of RF against SLR is over.
Focusing by means of an optical split-image rangefinder must be quicker and more accurate than trying to achieve critical focus using an LCD. Certainly this is why I would want to see a digital rangefinder.

