Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As far as the Leica R solution goes in terms of bulk and weight here's weight to keep in mind, just from Leica no Nikon: Leica M6 560 grams Leica M9 585 Leica M-E 585 Leica R7 670 Leica M 680 Leica R9 790 Leica R8 890 Leica R9 with the LEICA DIGITAL-MODUL-R 1395 Leica S 1400 Leica S2 1410 Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:11:11 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Auto Aperture with R lenses on the new M via the > LeicaR > > M adapter > > It would be interesting to see what hardcore Leicaphiles think in terms of > size and weight. It's 100g more and we know some Leicaphiles would think > that's too much (I recall some people notice the slight height difference > between the M6 and M7) > > But if you were to use it as a "R-solution," then it's practically svelte > in comparison. > > Another interesting fact is that this could be THE full frame solution not > just for ancient Contarex, but also legions of Zuikoholic, Pentaxian, > Contaxer etc. > > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 1:23 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net < > wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > >> Geoff Hopkinson wrote: >> >>>>> >> I'll be very interested to see how the new sensor and processor perform. >> <<< >> >> Likewise... and there are a few other things I'd have to check before I'd >> consider buying it: viewfinder resposiveness, sensitivity of the focus >> peaking at working apertures, robustness of the add-on viewfinder, cost of >> spare viewfinders, and the placement of the shutter release. I've become >> addicted to the shutter release on the front of the DMR's hand grip. >> >> I'd rather the EVF replaced the rangefinder. I would be 100% dependant on >> it and if it were enclsed within the body shell it would be a lot less >> vulnerable to getting whacked by a tree limb, snagged by a vine or bashed >> against a rock. Perhaps some future version. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> mail2web - Check your email from the web at >> http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information