Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have always said that the Type xyz is dumb, looks like other people have pressured Leica to change back :-) Anyway, this is a direct line of M7->M9->M10, if I have the $$, I will buy it in a heartbeat. On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 9:06 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > Sigh... I would also like "live view" without the horrid release lag, > greater than 60 sec of shutter time (8 seconds if ISO>800), and better ISO > erformance. > > My guess is it will have all of these. But so does the SL and the SL > provides greater flexibility in lens choices. However if micro lenses have > been used to improve wide angle performance over the SL, that sounds like a > big differentiator. > > We will know soon enough. > > Bob Adler > Robert Adler Photography > www.robertadlerphotography.com > > > On Jan 18, 2017, at 8:11 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > > > > Preliminary info... > > > > http://leicarumors.com/2017/01/18/leica-m10-press-photos- > and-official-specif > > ications-leaked-in-japan.aspx/#more-44222 > > > > > > > > If you are really interested, and need a quickie Cliff Notes Version... > it > > appears as a video-less M240. Not a lot of major innovation. > > > > > > > > Quickly.. IF you were to compare it to a M240... > > > > It has a logical and non-ambiguous name... M10 > > > > 24MP (CMOS sensor from the SL, with micro lenses for M lenses), Maestro 2 > > Processor ( leverages the FW needed for imaging computations) > > > > Bigger shooting Buffer > > > > Different button layout . ISO dial is in the place of the film rewind > crank. > > ( You DO remember film rewind cranks, don't you?) > > > > Slightly larger LCD on back > > > > Slightly thinner body ( by about 1/8 of an inch) , which necessitated a > lens > > mount that protrudes from the body > > > > Eyepiece magnification raised to 0.73 ( M240 is 0.68).. more accurate > > focusing possible > > > > WIFI ( send your photos to Twitter automatically through your phone!!!, > he > > says, tongue in cheek) > > > > 1 oz lighter.. > > > > > > > > Overall, if you were hoping for a 40-100MP Leica, with ISO range to half > a > > million or more, you will be disappointed. > > > > > > > > Bob.. no word on long exposure stuff. > > > > > > > > Good news, my M9 and Monochrom keep chugging along... > > > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > > > > > > > Red735i at verizon.net > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- "Some People Drive, We Are Driven" // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> richardmanphoto on Facebook and Instagram <https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto>