Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > _______________________________________________ > > > >>> 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 > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug > for more information > > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------- > > regards, mehrdad > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >