Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Oct 22, 2015, at 2:41 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > If I did not have a ton of Leica lenses, I would be very tempted by this: > > http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1034962-REG/hasselblad_h_1105101_hv_dslr_camera_with.html > > Why have they reduced the price so much!!??? certainly tempting anyway, why the reduction? s > > Tina > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >> The Q is very light and plastic feeling. The SL is heavy and brick-like. >> More like an M. I will just have to learn to work with the EVF which >> others seem to love. The reviews say it is much faster with less lag than >> the Q which is what made me dizzy. I don't use the EVF on the M240 much. >> Only when I have the R lenses on it. >> >> Tina >> >> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:39 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> >> wrote: >> >>> Will it be much different from the Q viewfinder that you seemed to hate? >>> Or to an M(240) with (lower resolution) EVF? >>> >>> john >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> You can use all of the Leica M and R lenses on it with adapters but they >>> won't be autofocus. Supposedly the very large, bright viewfinder makes >>> it >>> easier to manually focus them. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> The Leica SL with a small lens on it would be near pocketable (jacket >>>> exterior pocket) unlike the Nikon. But like the M >>>> >>>> I think we need to not define a camera body by the stupidly huge lens >>>> someone puts on it. Any camera body can have a modest to compact optic >>>> on front of it instead of a metal munching fast zoom or a zoom with an >>>> overly wide range... And VR makes a lens way heavier and I think >>> bulkier. >>>> >>>> I'm saying put more Leicalike glass in front of these bodies and we >>>> can see how they compare with an M with a typical M optic on it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/22/15 3:50 PM, "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Interesting. He also seems to state it has better image quality >>>>> than >>>> the M. >>>>> Here is a quote: >>>>> >>>>> "The SL is not a cheap camera ? EUR6,000+ for the body and a further >>>>> EUR4,000+ for each lens makes this the preserve of the very wealthy, >>>> though >>>>> in reality I suspect most of Leica?s existing audience will see this >>>>> one >>>> as >>>>> a no-brainer. M lenses are now virtually native, as are R lenses; >>>>> they?re easy to focus and image quality is better than from the M >>>>> cameras. It >>>> would >>>>> have been nice to see more resolution, but I suspect this might have >>>> eaten >>>>> uncomfortably into S system sales. I actually suspect this camera is >>>>> the beginning of the end of the M resurgence ? a typical complaint >>>>> from M >>>> users >>>>> I know is one of deteriorating eyesight and difficulty in achieving >>>> focus. >>>>> We no longer have that problem. And for those used to paying $7,000+ >>>>> for >>>> a >>>>> body, the SL isn?t a stretch at all." >>>>> >>>>> He also goes on a bit about the size. BIG >>>>> >>>>> Aram Langhans >>>>> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher >>>>> & Unemployed photographer >>>>> >>>>> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin >>>> himself >>>>> would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: John McMaster [mailto:john at mcmaster.fr] >>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:58 AM >>>>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] BIG new Leica - TINA >>>>> >>>>> It is the lenses, almost same size and weight as S lenses! >>>>> >>>>> https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5790/21615453253_1c85b372e2_c.jpg >>>>> >>>>> SL compared to a D810 with 24-120/4 lens.... >>>>> >>>>> (from >>>>> http://blog.mingthein.com/2015/10/21/premiere-review-2015-leica-sl-6 >>>>> 01/ >>>> ) >>>>> >>>>> john >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> >>>>> It's really not that big of a camera, but folks are hung up on this >>>>> idea that a mirrorless camera has to be a tiny little thing. >>>>> SL size compared to a digital M: >>>>> https://tinyurl.com/ppbdsr8 >>>>> >>>>> I look forward to seeing what you can do with it, Tina. >>>>> >>>>> Jay >>>>> >>>>> On 10/21/2015 3:17 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >>>>>> Has anybody posted a photo of it compared to the size of the M9 or >>>>>> the M240? The Sony and Fuji mirrorless cameras are actually too >>>>>> small and too light for me. >>>>>> >>>>>> Tina >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >> >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information