Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The only one of those "wishes" that I would be interested in is the weather-sealing. Anything else makes this somekind of Fraken-Leica/Canon. Not interested! Tina On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 5:14 PM, jon.streeter <jon.streeter at cox.net> wrote: > The new M 240 is very close to the Leica I've been dreaming about. > > What is "Specifically the new micro lens configuration with shallower > photosites." > > And will CMOS produce a less-sharp image while yielding a higher ISO? > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] MM DNG Files from Tina test > Date: Fri, Nov 23, 2012 1:14 pm > > > John, the additional features announced for the M typ 240 actually do > pretty much comprise the wish lists of many in the internet forums. > Liveview, video, EVF, focus peaking, R lens functionality, weather sealing, > better LCD, bigger buffer and 50% faster frame rate. Maestro processor, > higher ISO, much higher battery capacity/life. > No one has a production camera as yet of course, but to me the potentially > largest improvement may come from the different architecture of the new > custom sensor. Specifically the new micro lens configuration with shallower > photosites. If it performs as announced this may reduce or eliminate all of > the firmware corrections (vignetting, "red" edges) that proved necessary > with M wides in particular, > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > On 24 November 2012 06:14, jon.streeter <jon.streeter at cox.net> wrote: > >> Years ago, a sales person told me about a conversation he'd had with a >> Leica rep. The salesman said he'd passed on to the Leica rep certain >> wishes of Leica owners about features they wanted on Leicas. The rep >> responded: "Leica duss not giff people vat dey VANT; it giffs dem vat dey >> NEED." The sales guy did the German accent as part of the story. >> I do wonder sometimes what kind of Leica we'd have if we all got our >> wishes. >> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com