Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Henning, I can't help feeling that all of the performance enhancements you would like will (much?) need more battery capacity since they all look like shortcomings due to trying to keep the battery as small as possible, which would inevitably lead to the camera having to be bigger and heavier. The M9 body volume is a tiny fraction of the volume of any digital camera of anything like comparable performance... Frank >________________________________ > From: Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> >To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >Sent: Friday, 31 August 2012, 0:28 >Subject: Re: [Leica] Monochrome II and III > >Mainly, and desparately needed: - these are the issues that are in fact >holding me off ordering an MM immediately - >Better buffer and image writing to card; faster display with zoom on LCD; >better LCD so that you can judge your image better, should you choose to do >so. Basically the electronics need to be up to the rest of the camera. If >it can't do more than 2 frames per second, that's OK. What I don't like is >having to wait for the camera. Ever. I don't with any other camera I now >use, unless it's a P&S. I don't know if the production firmware allows for >compressed DNG's, but uncompressed DNG's on the M9 are largely a waste of >time and space as I have never been able to discern a difference in final >output between uncompressed and compressed. If the electronics are up to >dealing with the large files in a transparently speedy fashion, this >becomes somewhat less of an issue. The file writing of the M9 with >compressed is slow enough as it is; it doesn't need to be slowed >additionally by not allowing a compressed format. Maybe there is a >difference other than theoretical between compressed a >nd uncompressed on the MM, if it is available there or tested initially by >Leica. > >In the 'Not so important but I'd like...' category:I'd also like the camera >to get back to the size the pre-M8's were. I know that is difficult with >the LCD screen requirements but I could better live with a deeper mount >flange than the body thickness. Better battery and battery life. I'd prefer >not having to remove the base and finding a place to put it to change >batteries and cards. I also liked the minimal info display on the top panel >of the M8; even a bit more would be welcome. > >Henning > > >On 2012-08-30, at 12:36 PM, John McMaster wrote: > >> What do you think needs improved for the II and III? >> >> ;-)? john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> I can hardly wait until the Monochrome II and then III are released. >> The improvements will be greatly welcome. >>? >> Maybe we'll see a Fuji Monochrome in the near future, or an Olympus >> OMD-B&W. Digital altnernatives busting out all over. >>? >> Cheers--Doug >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >Henning Wulff >henningw at archiphoto.com > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >