From: black_boxer_briefs@yahoo.com 
  
 Jeremy Nixon wrote: 
  
 > >            unmoderated group rec.photo.digital.rangefinder 
 > 
 > This is truly silly. 
  
 This group was going to be proposed by a woman who rejected the idea of 
 including the digital rangefinders with the SLR systems group - Rose. 
 Since it was decided that it would be best to merge all digital 
 photography proposals, the proponents agreed that this would not be left 
 out. 
  
 > The total number of models of digital rangefinder 
 > cameras in existence is zero. 
  
 Actually, the Epson is due for release any time now. There are already 
 thousands of owners of Leica M lenses, so there will be a market ready 
 for them. Other bodies are also in development. 
  
 > That's going to be one lively group. 
  
 I agree that it may have less traffic than the 3 other proposed groups 
 at first. We will see if there is enough interest to pass the group. If 
 there is enough interest to pass this group, it will get enough YES 
 votes. If not, then it is not time for such a group yet. 
  
 > What 
 > happened to letting them hang out in the SLR group until there's any kind 
 > of need for a group of their own? 
  
 That was too controversial - it would have likely generated some NO 
 voters for the digital SLR system group. It was decided that the digital 
 SLR system group was to be just that - a group for digital SLR body and 
 lens systems WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. This was hashed out in previous RFDs. 
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