The Leica M9 is, as many have suggested, simply an M7 that has a full-frame digital sensor. This is actually a key aspect of both the M9’s successes and failings. The M7-design part is the core of the success: a long-proven design sits at the heart of the M9. But the digital aspect is at the center of the failings, in my opinion.
Tag: Thom Hogan
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Thom Hogan Considers – What's Next For Leica? – Luminous landscape
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2011 Camera Industry Predictions by Thom Hogan
2010 turned out to be a better year than everyone expected in camera sales. Many companies had a nice bump to their interchangeable lens camera sales (Nikon, Panasonic, Sony, Olympus) while others are still mostly hanging on (Pentax, Samsung, Sigma, etc.). Curiously, 2010 was not a full frame year. Nobody did much of anything other than come out with new FX lenses during the year. We got a lot of APS/DX and m4/3 action, but not a lot else. 2011 will be different. Really.
Link: 2011 Predictions by Thom Hogan
via: Duncan Davidson
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Thom Hogan: Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G VR "coming very, very soon now" | Nikon Rumors
Thom Hogan: Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G VR “coming very, very soon now” – Nikon Rumors
Update: the patent for this lens was already covered last year. Thom Hogan wrote on his site today that the new Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G VR lens is “coming very, very soon now”. Yes, this lens will have VR as it was already discussed in the patent for that