[Leica] New Monochrome results

[George Lottermoser]

Pretty much exactly my feelings.

Live view on the M is certainly not perfect. Though I find it extremely useful and precise for closeup work; for commercial studio work, food photography, photography of art and sculpture, and even the occasional critter photograph. I also use it for portraiture under certain conditions. Like virtually every "type" of photography and every different tool in the tool box; it requires practice to discover if and when and how it works. If your MO is try it once and decide you don't like it… well then it's probably not for you. I tend to keep working with my tools until I fully understand both their limitations and their possibilities.

a note off the iPad, George

On May 24, 2015, at 6:04 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> Live view lets you focus as it will come out on the image. I do not find it
> quite as bad as Bob does (I have seen that SD card makes can make a
> difference, I use Lexar) but it is far from perfect. I tend to use it with
> 21mm and wider or the 60R, it can be useful with Noctilii or 75mm Summilux
> though...
> 
> If I did not have a Monochrom I would have no hesitation in buying the new
> one, I do not see enough benefit to me to buy when I have the original.
> Hopefully the next generation of M cameras will have better Live View -
> response time, refresh rate, resolution, movable focus point and maybe even
> DoF guide!