On 15 Mar 2005 at 11:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm new here so I don't anyone at all well and may be missing subtle humour. > > That R-D1 is a Voiglander Bessa R2 or similar with a sensor crammed into it > and > an Epson badge on the front. It does of course take the Leica mount lenses. > > The Bessa basis of the camera is one of the reasons the high introductory > price > was a bit of a suprise (at least to me).
I assume that the Bessa basis of the camera had very little to do with the price point they selected. It was a joint development and they obviously knew their market as the price they set certainly didn't seem to stifle sales and it is the only current option for putting Leica M glass to work on a digital body. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
