Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Focusing would only be an issue if they crippled it with poor autofocus/manual focus. I'd probably rather wait though for an M9 with live view...something every camera seems to be equipped with now and would be a boon for the M system, especially for macro and telephoto applications. Jim On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Tom Schofield <tomschofield@comcast.net> wrote: > But a 21mm will become a 42mm equivalent FOV. Then again, a 90 Summicron > will become a 180 F2, but focusing would probably be an issue. > > Tom > > > On Aug 7, 2008, at 3:30 PM, H&ECummer wrote: > >>> Hello Luggers, >> >> If you look at the specs for the Micro 4/3rds system in the dpreview >> article M lenses would easily fit on the camera via an adaptor ( upon >> which >> I am sure some Chinese entrepreneur is already diligently working in his >> Shanghai garage). With live view you would have no parallax framing >> problems >> and could view 100% of the image. I know, I know, this is no substitute >> for >> the traditional rangefinder viewfinder but it could prove useful and >> entertaining to use. And if the micro body were, say, US$1000, it could >> satisfy the desire for a digital CLE without cannibalizing M8 sales (too >> much - maybe - since the cheap camera won't have the traditional >> rangefinder >> viewfinder). The numbers - 4/3rd Micro flange back distance - 20mm (M >> flange back distance 27.95mm - lots of room for an adaptor). 4/3rd Micro >> Lens mount diameter 44mm (M mount 40mm - again lots of room to fit in any >> M >> lens. In my opinion the deal breaker will be how good the EV viewfinder >> is. >> That was a very bad part of the original Panasonic LC1 / Leica Digilux 2 >> which was otherwise a very capable and easy to use camera (in good light). >> Food for thought - isn't it? >> Howard >> (hot on Pender Island today) >> >> >>> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:44:38 -0400 >>> From: "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com> >>> Subject: [Leica] Micro FourThirds >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>> >>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08080501microfourthirds.asp#press >>> >>> I found the naming a bit interesting. Nothing "micro" about a shorter >>> flange distance, smaller lens mount, or two more contact points. Maybe >>> it just sounds photoish like Micro-Nikkor. They should have called it HD >>> FourThirds. The HD for Half Distance but people would have assumed it >>> meant High Definition (and who in their right mind doesn't want that)! >>> >>> OTOH, make a camera with a four thirds chip that looks and handles like >>> this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_CL or this >>> http://www.contaxcameras.co.uk/gseries/gseries.asp and you can call it >>> whatever you want. I'm sold already. Olympus or Panaleica certainly know >>> how to make small, high performance, fast primes. >>> >>> Please don't make us rely on Live View for framing. I don't want a >>> glorified P&S. I want an optical viewfinder, although the rangefinder >>> can be electronic (i.e. LED). >>> >>> DaveR >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >