Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Its just not all that compact the M 240. Or light. The The Sony Alpha 7R w for instance weights 407 g's The M 2.40 680 The Sony weights very close to a IIIF. The Leica M 240 a Leica M5. On 2/24/14 4:35 PM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > > On Feb 22, 2014, at 1:29 PM, Jim Laurel (gmail) wrote: > >> I agree completely that this should be Leica's single overriding core >> value, >> but don't think M240 is as bad as Mark is making it out to be. >> >> >> On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >> wrote: >> >>> A very compact but very high image producing camera is a core value >>> which >>> Leica should own. It invented it. Leica should be all over it. Mop the >>> floor >>> with it. > > As far as I can tell from actual image files available for viewing > Leica does "Own" the compact, full frame, range finder, mirror-less, > "System." > > No other system is as complete; > or producing the quality of image files across that rather large system. > > That I've seen. > > Each system seems to offer exciting potential. > Though the Leica M is certainly not "falling behind." > > and yes - it's "SO DAMN EXPENSIVE." > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/