It's like comparing apples and oranges but if you have to carry it ...
the R8 is huge. They could almost fit a medium format back on it.
Leica R8 6.2x4x2.5 879g
Mamiya M7II 6.3x4.4x2.6 920g
The modular Telyt R priced at about $20k appears to be a great telephoto
system. A year ago when one appeared on yabe I think I place a $5k bid
... no fang, the reserve was never reached. Camerawest in San Jose might
have sold it though. They stopped listing it in their inventory. It's
hard to imagine that many people(even pros) willing to spend $20k for
the equivalent of three probably great manual focus lenses.
-jeff
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> snip snip
> So, if this product actually comes to market (which I think likely,
given the source), It shows that it IS POSSIBLE to craft a digital back
for an existing SLR without resorting to Kodak's Franken-cameras,
countering the argument that Olympus gave a few years ago that it was
practically impossible.
> snip snip
The modular APO system of big glass has consistantly gotten marks for
the best long glass in the world, but again, the big users, sports and
wildlife "guys", are wedded to N!
> i*kon and Ca*non.
>
> Skip
>
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