Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Ted! My post was about Leica's business, not photography. And as you would agree, they are two very different things! If digital photography were to disappear tomorrow and I had to return to film, I'd be overjoyed. Traveling with a couple of M6, a few lenses, a bag of film and some button cells was a joy. No computer, no cell phone to look after and distract you, keep charged, etc. Real freedom. But for travel it's difficult to go back. With the new security measures, your film gets scanned more often and more aggressively than ever. Even Salgado had to abandon it due to IQ degradation. --Jim On Mar 6, 2014, at 1:01 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > "I realize Jim Laurel's post is hypothetical :-) " > > Hi Crew, > > GEE I don't know what all these things are about. And certainly not one > iota of what they would do to improve the "CONTENT OF MY PHOTOGRAPHY?" > Besides if you never had them before the world went all whiz-bang techie > and you shot good stuff? > > Why would you want a ton of techie stuff to only confuse you more and cost > you unbelievable amounts of money you can't afford to buy what's available > today! Add all this stuff and if you wish to use a LEICA you'd have to be > CEO of a bank or some crooked operation where you got hundreds of > thousands of dollars a year! > > What if all of a sudden you had to return to "FILM ONLY?" And you had to > use M6 or M7's? Would you not be able to still shoot great images without > the simplest of digital stuff? > > Obviously I've never been a techie as I've always been a "photographer > first and foremost!" And all this techie stuff is beyond me, nor do I care > for it. Just a big pain in the ass that doesn't improve the "content of > my photography. Neither does it help me see the magical moments any > better to just go "click!" > > However there's probably an underlying wish by many of you "that if only > had all that stuff I would be a much better photographer!!" Bottom-line? > The camera, even with all that stuff, is only as good as the human making > it operate because of their ability to see beauty in everyday things of > life! Then "CLICK!" > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Laurel (gmail)" <jplaurel at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 11:40 AM > Subject: [Leica] Leica's April 24th announcement - place your bets! > > >> 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 > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information