[Leica] BIG new Leica - TINA

[John McMaster]

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 Leica¹s existing audience will see this 
> > one
> as
> > a no-brainer. M lenses are now virtually native, as are R lenses; 
> > they¹re 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 isn¹t a stretch at all."
> >
> > He also goes on a bit about the size.   BIG
> >
> > Aram Langhans
> > (Semi) Retired  Science Teacher
> > & Unemployed photographer
> >
> > ³The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin
> himself
> > would ever have dared dream.²   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
> >
> >