Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely perfect synopsis of Leica releases! At least since they went digital. Tina On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 3:20 AM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: > Geoff: You're not alone. I am interested. I really am. But: > > 1. The M (240) is not yet available. > 2. When it becomes available, it will only be available to the folks that > pre-ordered it. > 3. Then it will become unavailable again. > 4. The usual Web sites will publish glowing articles an how bleeping > incredible the camera is and how no serious photographer could possibly > live without it. > 5. The other usual Web sites will publish snarky articles about how the > camera takes OK pictures, but nothing you couldn't do with a much more > versatile midrange C or N, about how it's neck jewelry for the "1%," and > about how they're not sure how Leica can still exist, even though it does. > 6. Someone on the Internet will find something seriously wrong with it. > 7. There will be several weeks/months of debate on whether the above > complainer used proper methodology, whether it's really a problem, and > whether Leica will survive the outrage. > 8. Leica will fix whatever problem was found. > 9. The camera will become available again. > 10. Something Later and Newer will capture the attention of the > photographic hive mind. > > It's somewhere between Steps 8 and 10 that I will consider whether the new > M might improve my photography sufficiently that it would be worth selling > a bunch of stuff and depleting my retirement savings to buy it. If it > would, I may bite. If not, I might upgrade to an M9 that a new M purchaser > is unloading. Meanwhile, I'm reading everything I can about the new M. > I'm hoping the new sensor puts it in the same high ISO ballpark as the > better DSLRs and the Fuji X-Pro 1. I'm optimistic that it will still show > the character of those incrediblishe lensen vee love zo much (mit > apologies to Jon Streeter :-) > > In the meantime, I continue to shoot with my M8 (remember them?). And also > with an un-Leica with very modern technology (Oly OM-D E-M5) for the things > that a rangefinder and digital Leicas don't do as well. Unfortunately, that > includes ISOs of over 800. > > Knock wood, I can still focus an RF at one year shy of 60, and it's still > my preferred way of working. If I had money to burn, I would already own an > MM--I love B&W, and it does beautiful high ISO. And if hard times hit and I > had to sell all my toys but a few, I'd keep my M6 and a 50 Summicron, and > shoot whatever fast B&W film was out there. > > So, can I stay? :-) > > --Peter > > > Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > >> Am I alone in being also interested in the forthcoming new Leica cameras >> here? Post activity sometimes seems to be anything but Leica >> My delete key is wearing out prematurely ;-) >> Paradigm shifts, Fujis, Sonys, DXO whatever,.... can't tell the >> difference.....a new crop of why product X or S is better than the M9, >> three years after the M9 actually came out and it is discontinued now >> anyway. >> The M typ 240 will be a huge evolution. Mine's on order. I guess we have >> no S system owners at all? but that new model is also evolving a great >> deal. >> At least the Monochrom is of interest and that one really is a "paradigm >> shift" >> Jeesh! >> >> Cheers, >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com