Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/10

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Monochrome
From: ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka)
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 14:59:14 -0700
References: <6AE48C6E-BE8A-4418-9273-90F9F693A707@mac.com> <41b8eb846731d6b26353e7c18e43acf7@mail.gmail.com> <C1CC96DF-E23F-421F-8480-C8515726B6E8@mac.com> <c530c489159c46dd84d364b4d3bb1914@mail.gmail.com> <CA+=0raBEYsj2zr31KM96o84tZRLa7sOkZaxyEUBO5QVji0rzEg@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuU78fMvY+M8sHqswGdQBocnyRks3BWCatqg7PQ0EKNOKLy8Q@mail.gmail.com> <CA+yJO1AMC7vrL05jBTWWFeCXfvL5Xoe+9hMNwHz80C4g_bhtSg@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuU78dmO97roxpDgCKyYdNXFjA=Jq3_k9v3jbDw-iti9AEdSw@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, if not for cash liquidity, all digital Ms have been quite economical.

The "digital" premium of an M9 over M7 is only $2000, which is enough only
for 100 rolls of film. The cost per frame is easily perhaps an order of
magnitude lower than film cameras.

The M Monochrom on the other hand is a specialized camera. With a
resolution nearly equal to that of the S2, but in monochrome, it is perhaps
best suited for landscape. The high sensitivity of the sensor is quite
desirable because it allows the photographers to use a fast shutter speed
to reduce/blur. Even at ISO 320, it is quote possible to use the shutter
speed of 1/2000 for daylight conditions. At that speed, a tripod is almost
unnecessary.

The information contained in a 18M monochromatic image is quite equal to
that of a 4x5 camera with a high-resolution film / lens or digital medium
format cameras. The ability to hand hold a compact camera to capture such
an extraordinary level of details is quite appealing, though in limited
circumstances.

On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Were there any announcements about the number of units in the first run?
>
> -Lew S.
>
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-- 
Ken Iisaka
first name at last name dot org or com


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