Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/02

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Subject: [Leica] Leica MDigital
From: frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)
Date: Fri Sep 2 23:17:52 2005

I don't know about anybody else but I am quite
incapable of holding a camera still enough at arms
length. When I use my Canon P&S I use the viewfinder,
despite the poor parallax and framing. The cameras
which only have the screen on the back are completely
pointless for me.
Frank

--- Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've been thinking about this during the afternoon
> and I'm not sure
> what would be gained because you'd LOSE focus.
> Unless you're going to
> shoot stopped way down there's not going to be a way
> to focus - well
> maybe an APPROXIMATE focus  - but the entire
> advantage of having a
> rangefinder is lost if you use the camera in this
> way.
> 
> For me the lenses on my M's might as well be stuck
> on f2 (I can't
> afford the f1.4 or f1.0's <grin>) because its
> shooting wide-open that
> makes the Leica optics worth their enormous $$$'s.
> 
> So while it might be a "nice" feature, it's not a
> value-added one to
> me. Today  you can tell a photographer because
> they're stand with the
> camera held up high - arms stretched out - framing
> through the LCD.
> 
> Adam
> 
> On 9/2/05, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote:
> > B.D on the DLSR, real time view finder is a
> difficulty cuz of the
> > mirror, i think on the M it would be a plus if 
> designed and used
> > wisely
> > 
> > On 9/2/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > > The point, Merdad, is that the LCD viewing
> system on the Oly prosumers is
> > > fine for Prosumer cameras costing under $1K - it
> would be an insult for
> > > anyone paying what a Leica M digital will
> undoubtedly cost. But I seriously
> > > doubt this is a real issue, as it's highly
> unlikely that Leica will be
> > > following the advice Bob provides.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 9/2/05 8:04 PM, "mehrdad" <msadat@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > a rolex and casio watch both have dials and
> tell the time. one sells
> > > > for 15k and one sells for  50 usd, B.D i don't
> think your analogy
> > > > works
> > > >
> > > > On 9/2/05, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > > >> If a Leica M digital has an LCD "real time"
> viewscreen like the Oly
> > > >> prosumers, it better sell for what they do -
> because that's what it will be
> > > >> worth. ;-)
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On 9/2/05 6:49 PM, "Afterswift@aol.com"
> <Afterswift@aol.com> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> In a message dated 9/2/05 2:07:58 PM,
> lug-request@leica-users.org writes:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> msadat@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>>>>> with film dying so fast and the whole
> world converting to digital ,
> > > >>>>>> would it be possible to see the digital M
> sooner than later, knowing
> > > >>>>>> that leica knows digital is the way to
> make money. I am real pleased
> > > >>>>>> with the quality of the dmr images though
> not its camera features. i
> > > >>>>>> think these features (slow in every way)
> fit the m just right and if
> > > >>>>>> they are going to use the sae chip, the
> work has been done. what are
> > > >>>>>> they waiting for?
> > > >>>>
>
-----------------------------------------------------------
> > > >>> I assume Leica is working out a pixel array
> that can register the images of
> > > >>> rangefinder lenses with high resolution
> right to the periphery of the image.
> > > >>> The LCD view screen would be a delight to
> use, particularly if it could be
> > > >>> real
> > > >>> time.   That's a lot easier to do with an RF
> than a reflex, although I
> > > >>> understand the new Nikon D200 reflex does
> have a real time viewer, unless I
> > > >>> read the
> > > >>> specs wrong.
> > > >>> It would have a busy FP shutter sequence.
> The Oly prosumers, like the 5050
> > > >>> have real time LCD viewing. I use it for CU
> work.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Bob R
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
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> > 
> > --
> >   -------------------------------------
> >   regards, mehrdad
> > 
> > 
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