Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Me too! No way in hell are they going to make the M10 bigger. That would go over like a lead balloon, is extremely un Leica like. And they've made that mistake before i.e. The M5. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 11:18:24 +1000 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Some technical speculations re: rangefinder > > Respectfully I disagree. > My prediction is for the M10 to look just like the M9 (and use the same > lenses) with a new sensor, faster, smarter. > None of that is to preclude other, different, additional products. > If the first is true I'm likely to upgrade, if the second, I'm likely to > upgrade AND be poorer still > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 22 July 2012 11:06, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > >> Another two features, suggested by John Lee: >> >> - high eyepoint viewfinder for glasses wearers >> >> - builtin diopter >> >> Both have been done already so again, it's a matter of collecting the >> state >> of the art and implementing them together. >> >> The M10 is likely to be larger than the M9, so may be there will be a >> resurgence on used M9 sales :-) >> >> On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Richard Man >> <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: >> >>> Speculating on an ideal optical rangefinder system (i.e. something that >>> retains the Leica M DNA and yet improves on the 1950 state of the art >> M3), >>> what if a rangefinder has the following features: >>> >>> - LED projected framelines. This removes the clutter, solves the >>> visibility issue, and >>> >>> - changeable rangefinder magnification - what if the rangefinder has >> 0.58x >>> to 1.2x mag builtin (may be in 4 steps: 0.58x, 0.72x, 0.9x and 1.2x or >>> something similar)? This would allow more precise focusing from the wide >> to >>> tele. This will leverage the existing frame line trigger and 6 bit coding >>> system of course so this would be automatic >>> >>> - parallax adjustment based on focusing distance >>> >>> We know LED framelines can be done. The M9 Titanium has it. >>> >>> The XPan has 2 magnifications: one for the 45mm lens and one for the 90mm >>> lens. I have no idea how difficult it is to insert multiple mag piece as >>> needed. Anyone knows? >>> >>> The cam position should also give good indication of the focusing >> distance >>> too, along with the lens info, so #3 is technically feasible too. >>> >>> Chances are Leica nor anyone else would really spend the resource to >>> develop something like these, since a CMOS/Liveview is so much "simpler," >>> but would it be nice to have such a system? >>> >>> -- >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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