New Epson RD-2

[swoop]

You are asking for two much. I would be satisfied with the bigger sensor (10-12 mpx) would work with me if it was only this. Live-view is for DSLR, not rangefinders in my opinion. But the main things I would ask for is :
- 4000, why not 8000 speed.
- faster interface.
- bigger screen.
This could be reached with the current body I believe.

8,000 isn't needed. Not even 4,000. Maybe 2,000. But I'm very used to 1,000. Let's keep this thing quiet.

And I would very much like analog controls. Actual dials and such.

And a smaller screen if anything. Or just a tiny one for menu options. What I want is an M7, that captures photos digitally. Just to save me the pain of scanning. That's all.

 

[tomasis]

yanidel, D70 with 18-70mm lens is already too big for me. Rolleiflex TLR (old standard) is much lighter and smaller than that DSLR. It probably weighs about same as M3 with Elmar. Regarding Noctilux, I know there are two groups of people who buy for thin DOF's sake or low light ability. Some dont recognize there are a lot of cheap tele lenses which you get about same dof for 5% price of legendary lens hehe 🙂 but you get much much better thin dof quality with medium format (I promise). No wonder, MF lenses are using lower apertures compared to 35mm.

swoosh, indeed. Loud shutter bugs me much more than any slow speeds. I have Rolleiflex 35S and Im enjoying of 1/500, lol. I believe that Leica is only company which can dare make digital camera without LCD plus silent shutter. Why? Leica is just very conservative company which I like it 🙂

 

[Trius]

Nikon and Leica are not competing. So why wouldn't Nikon build it.

Nikon has the resources to do something like that. The past has proven there are companies that do things just because.

Nikon could reformulate their S mount lenses to M mount (with optical improvements) for much less than comparable Leica glass. They would lose very little lens sales to Leica, they would be competing with the used lens market, including older Nikon rf glass re-mounted. If the body performed well, it would hurt Leica far more than be a drain on Nikon.