Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/29

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Subject: [Leica] Leica ME?
From: leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:32:19 -0700
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Best I have seen.  I have been looking for a smaller camera to carry around. 
Checked out sony, Olympus Pen and Nikon and the V1 is the best of that 
bunch.  The Oly was the worst.

Aram


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From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 5:26 PM
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
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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Replies: Reply from billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce) ([Leica] Leica ME?)
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