Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I never will understand all this obsession with ultra-high ISO. Along with bokeh, it has become a fetish in the photographic community. For so many years, we traveled with the Leica M6 and a few fast lenses and 100 ISO slide film, which we would sometimes push 1 stop. Only rarely did I feel the need for ISO 1600. The Leica M8 was already better than 35mm film at comparable ISO sensitivities. The M9 is better still and yet in today's world it is considered woefully obsolete. I can understand that for Chris' wedding work, 12,500 allows him to capture images that were just not possible in the days of film, but few consumers have such a requirement. One thing is for sure. While a few photographers are using the new capabilities of digital cameras to push creative boundaries, most simply inundate us with well-exposed and sharply focused images with crazy bokeh at outrageous ISOs that have little real content. --Jim On Mar 6, 2014, at 11:54 AM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote: > No way on the M-AF mount. The M battery is already small, I would not want > another battery drain. > > I just recently shot the M 240 at a wedding. Unless there's a new version > capable of 12,500 iso I don't really see a need for a new camera > announcement.? > > Chris Williams > www.zoeicaimages.net > 504-231-6261 > > > On Mar 06, 2014, at 02:40 PM, "Jim Laurel (gmail)" <jplaurel at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Just for fun, who would like to speculate on what Leica will announce on >> April 24? Will it be the fabled Leica T (typ 701)? >> >> If I had a seat at the conference table, here's what I would I would >> propose: >> -- A modified M mount that supports autofocus. The "Leica M-AF" mount. >> -- Re-tool X-Vario to accept these new lenses. This APS-C camera will be >> the initial offering. This new camera body can read the 6-bit coding on >> current M mount lenses. >> -- Release a set of primes with moderate aperture but superlative IQ in >> classical focal length equivalents: 35, 50, 28 and 90mm, in that order. >> M-AF lenses actually project an image circle sufficient for APS-H. >> -- Customers who want wider, longer or faster can use traditional M mount >> lenses >> -- Firmware update for M240 to use the new lenses in crop mode. >> -- Next cycle, release the APS-H body with integrated EVF in the >> traditional position (far left) >> -- Sell body and prime of your choice as a kit. Your choice of an M-AF >> prime for the same price. M-AF body and one prime priced between M240 >> (body) and X-Vario. >> >> --Jim >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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