Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/28

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Subject: [Leica] Leica ME?
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:58:40 -0500 (CDT)
References: <CC6056AA.22C08%mark@rabinergroup.com><BLU139-DS166D2FB0AEBFF9FC719741B8A20@phx.gbl><BLU0-SMTP563960D3B2A2A47BEFB3228CA20@phx.gbl><BLU139-DS15B0AA93AB9C16140D1208B8A20@phx.gbl><65238BE0-ECB7-4337-9F0B-8BCC3F2D692D@archiphoto.com><BLU139-DS1451DA4B5195022CAA34EEB8A00@phx.gbl> <290E6406-C331-4A6A-91CA-CE5FCDA9FE2D@usjet.net> <6ADEC0D3E33248C5BC59BCE4079C34E0@billHP>

I think they just lowered the price on the V1 by a significant amount.


On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:51 PM, "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:

> Yes, the EVF almost makes up for the crappy mode dial. Don't buy one 
> without trying in person.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Robert Meier
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 7:26 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica ME?
> 
> Really?   The Nikon V1 is the best EVF?
> 
> 
> On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:19 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> By real viewfinder, I would accept an EVF of high quality. Not the best 
>> solution, but an acceptable one, if it is the best.  So far, I have not 
>> seen an EVF that is good enough.  Best I have seen is in the Nikon V1.
>> 
>> Aram
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Henning Wulff
>> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 11:16 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica ME?
>> 
>> I would think an optical viewfinder would be unlikely for the R lenses. 
>> That needs a mirror, which causes problems for the sensor (metering), and 
>> there's not enough space to get a mirror between the M register and the R 
>> register. Liveview it will be, for better or worse.
>> 
>> Henning
>> 
>> 
>> On 2012-08-27, at 11:06 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:
>> 
>>> And that adapter allows full aperture focusing and metering since it has 
>>> a servo motor or some kind to actuate the mechanisms and electronics to 
>>> read the f-stop.  Because of the shorter flange to sensor distance there 
>>> should be plenty of room for this.
>>> 
>>> I would seriously consider this if it allowed my to use my R lenses as 
>>> they were intended.  But I would want a real viewfinder, not some live 
>>> view screen.
>>> 
>>> Aram
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>
>>> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 7:51 AM
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica ME?
>>> 
>>>> Yeah, let's say that Solm's gets it right.
>>>> 
>>>> A live view finder that is as good as and optical finder.  Focus assist 
>>>> for R lenses that are mounted to the M body, if I choose that option.
>>>> 
>>>> A full frame sensor that is phenomenal (I don't care if is CMOS, CCD or 
>>>> electro-coupled retinal).
>>>> 
>>>> One can dream.
>>>> 
>>>> Vick
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 8/27/2012 10:44 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:
>>>>> There is that last sentence "Though with an adapter you can shoot R 
>>>>> lenses on the M10 since it has live view", so maybe this is what Leica 
>>>>> was saying long ago that there would be, how did they say it, an 
>>>>> "acceptable solution" for the R users?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Aram
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Henning Wulff
>> henningw at archiphoto.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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