[Leica] New Monochrome results

[Steve Barbour]

> On May 24, 2015, at 4:58 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> Only lenses that are fussy to my knowledge are Noctilux (particularly f1.0),
> 75mm Summilux and maybe the 90mm Summicron. The 35/50 asph lenses are
> usually fine, as are wider and the 75mm Summicron, not sure about Summarits
> (never owned one) but I think they are also fine. So outside of those few
> lenses I would not expect to have to get things recalibrated very often.

when I shoot my Noctilux it's almost always at f1. I used it with M3, 5, 6, 7 with good results, with the M8, 9 , it was variable, not dependable.. So I sent the M8 and Noctilux to DAG, and for $400.-- I had them adjusted, calibrated, i.e. mated, it worked, but not with the M9 and not when I used narrower f stops. At that point the writing was on the wall, I must see in real time the outcome......


steve
> 
> john
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Carney
> 
> Thanks, John
> 
> Now I have two Fuji XE's and lenses.  They have movable focus points, for
> which I have the function button set.  The Fuji autofocus time is OK for the
> 35/52, and for the 14/21 I keep it set on manual since it has a hard focus
> stop.  For the 60/90 "macro" 2.4 it is fine but there I have 
> a little more time.   For the 55/200(83/300) zoom it is forever, so of 
> limited use.  So, if you bought a new M/MM and lenses, would it be likely to
> return to Leica for lens/body calibration?  Thx
> 
> Ken
> 
> On 5/24/2015 6:04 PM, John McMaster 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!
>> 
>> john
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ken Carney
>> 
>> Bob,
>> 
>> Here is a Leica-rookie question.  I have seen numerous posts about users
>> sending bodies and lenses back to Leica to calibrate, to avoid back and
>> front focus issues.  Is this what live view is intended to avoid?  I know
>> even my SLR's have focus issues if I don't calibrate the lenses with
>> in-camera software.  If there is not an issue with matching bodies and
>> lenses, yes I would prefer to have rangefinder focus (my last Leica long
> ago
>> was an M3 with a 35mm Summicron, where it was difficult to make a focus
>> error though I succeeded at times).  Thx for some enlightenment.
>> 
>> Ken
>> 
>> On 5/24/2015 5:29 PM, Bob Adler wrote:
>>> Honestly I find live view useless as implemented in the M240. Completely
>> useless because of the unbelievable shutter lag for non-landscape images
> and
>> inability to move the magnified area of the view around to check focus for
>> landscape work.
>>> For the decisive moment you will need to anticipate an additional 1/2 sec
>> or more in advance. For landscapes you will need to reframe after
> focusing.
>>> Sorry, but I never use live view. But I own no R  lenses which it may
>> actually be useful for per others' experiences I have read.
>>> Best,
>>> Bob-The -Grump
>>> 
>>> Bob Adler
>>> Robert Adler Photography
>>> www.robertadlerphotography.com
>>> 
>>>> On May 24, 2015, at 12:32 PM, George Lottermoser
>> <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:
>>>> Live view certainly is what keeps me dreaming about the "upgrade;"
>>>> while feeling quite satisfied with the "high ISO" of the MM I.
>>>> 
>>>> a note off the iPad, George
>>>> 
>>>> On May 24, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>>>> The significant upgrade is live view.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Doug Herr
>>>>> Birdman of Sacramento
>>>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>>>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com>
>>>>>> Sent: May 24, 2015 8:51 AM
>>>>>> To: Douglas Nygren <douglasnygren at yahoo.com>, Leica Users Group
>>>>>> <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] New Monochrome results
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Good writeup here by Erwin Puts. Doesn't seem to be worth the $$...
>>>>>> Better value with the MM-I
>>>>>> http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/camera/styled-50/
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