Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/28

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Subject: [Leica] Leica ME?
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:26:03 -0500 (CDT)
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Really?   The Nikon V1 is the best EVF?


On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:19 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> By real viewfinder, I would accept an EVF of high quality. Not the best 
> solution, but an acceptable one, if it is the best.  So far, I have not 
> seen an EVF that is good enough.  Best I have seen is in the Nikon V1.
> 
> Aram
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Henning Wulff
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 11:16 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica ME?
> 
> I would think an optical viewfinder would be unlikely for the R lenses. 
> That needs a mirror, which causes problems for the sensor (metering), and 
> there's not enough space to get a mirror between the M register and the R 
> register. Liveview it will be, for better or worse.
> 
> Henning
> 
> 
> On 2012-08-27, at 11:06 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:
> 
>> And that adapter allows full aperture focusing and metering since it has 
>> a servo motor or some kind to actuate the mechanisms and electronics to 
>> read the f-stop.  Because of the shorter flange to sensor distance there 
>> should be plenty of room for this.
>> 
>> I would seriously consider this if it allowed my to use my R lenses as 
>> they were intended.  But I would want a real viewfinder, not some live 
>> view screen.
>> 
>> Aram
>> 
>> 
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>
>> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 7:51 AM
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica ME?
>> 
>>> Yeah, let's say that Solm's gets it right.
>>> 
>>> A live view finder that is as good as and optical finder.  Focus assist 
>>> for R lenses that are mounted to the M body, if I choose that option.
>>> 
>>> A full frame sensor that is phenomenal (I don't care if is CMOS, CCD or 
>>> electro-coupled retinal).
>>> 
>>> One can dream.
>>> 
>>> Vick
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 8/27/2012 10:44 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:
>>>> There is that last sentence "Though with an adapter you can shoot R 
>>>> lenses on the M10 since it has live view", so maybe this is what Leica 
>>>> was saying long ago that there would be, how did they say it, an 
>>>> "acceptable solution" for the R users?
>>>> 
>>>> Aram
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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>> 
> 
> 
> Henning Wulff
> henningw at archiphoto.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
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