Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Herb. I am aware of that. I am referring to the size of the framelines. As you get closer, the coverage should get smaller. On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > Richard, > > We already have parallax adjustment based on focusing distance on all M? > cameras. Hold your camera very steady and watch the frame lines as you > focus from minimum distance to infinity. If it isn't visible on those 28mm > lines, shift the control to 35mm or longer or put in a longer lens. > > Regards, > > Herb > > > > > Speculating on an ideal optical rangefinder system (i.e. something that >> retains the Leica M DNA and yet improves on the 1950 state of the art M3), >> what if a rangefinder has the following features: >> >> - LED projected framelines. This removes the clutter, solves the >> visibility >> issue, and >> >> - changeable rangefinder magnification - what if the rangefinder has 0.58x >> to 1.2x mag builtin (may be in 4 steps: 0.58x, 0.72x, 0.9x and 1.2x or >> something similar)? This would allow more precise focusing from the wide >> to >> tele. This will leverage the existing frame line trigger and 6 bit coding >> system of course so this would be automatic >> >> - parallax adjustment based on focusing distance >> >> We know LED framelines can be done. The M9 Titanium has it. >> >> The XPan has 2 magnifications: one for the 45mm lens and one for the 90mm >> lens. I have no idea how difficult it is to insert multiple mag piece as >> needed. Anyone knows? >> >> The cam position should also give good indication of the focusing distance >> too, along with the lens info, so #3 is technically feasible too. >> >> Chances are Leica nor anyone else would really spend the resource to >> develop something like these, since a CMOS/Liveview is so much "simpler," >> but would it be nice to have such a system? >> >> -- >> // richard >> <http://www.richardmanphoto.**com<http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> > >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > -- > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>