[Leica] Latest on New Digital RF - It's Looking More and More April Foolish

[mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)]

Yes it does seem to be slightly fishy.  The Luminance Optimized Optical 
Framelines sound plausible and attractive. The acronym however, made me 
suspicious so I checked it out. Some of the definitions weren't very nice...

An alternative digital 'M' format body is an exciting proposition, but 
we'll just have to wait until after the first to see if this rumour has 
any credibility.



Mark Pope,
Swindon, Wilts
UK

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Richard Taylor wrote:
> I just found this on:
> 
> http://jeffascough.typepad.com/af_rangefinder_blog/2010/03/af-rf-update.html
> 
> 
> Checkout the "HCB/Tri=X" mode and last line.
> 
> ========================================================================================
>   
> "I've had a couple of emails about the camera, and I can tell you a couple 
> of things which I think are important. The high iso is really good, 
> especially if you use the different picture modes that are built into the 
> camera. The HCB/Tri-X mode is really good, and with the camera connected 
> up to the computer you can tweak the tonal curve and noise reduction in 
> that mode to get a really authentic black and white image straight out of 
> camera. These can be saved as presets within the camera.
> 
> "The framelines and AF are the biggest thing for me. The camera uses a 
> system which the manufacturers call Luminance Optimized Optical 
> Framelines. Basically the framelines alter size depending on focus 
> distance, and they also get brighter or darker depending on the outside 
> light. This makes seeing them a lot easier especially in the dark which 
> was always an issue with standard Rangefinders.
> 
> "Hopefully I'll be able to get some more pics up within the next 24-48 
> hours."
> ==============================================================================
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Dick
> 
> 
> 
> 
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