Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/25

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Subject: [Leica] Leica T
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:09:01 +1000
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So apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?   ;-)
Reading more first reports now and seeing samples, the T evidently shares a
16MP Sony sensor with the X series. Already seeing shots through M lenses
on it . I have an M for that ;-)
Some very interesting design details in there in any case. The new Visoflex
arrangements and the 6 BIT code reading M adaptor too (not just a
mechanical adaptor that brings up a menu) for two. The huge touch screen
for operation and viewing will be very familiar to iFolks.  A lot of very
different thinking in the design which will maybe polarise opinions


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 25 April 2014 23:39, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Geoff, I see it as a prettier, easier-to-use camera that does much the same
> thing as my A7r.
> except the full frame
> except the internal viewfinder
> except the swivel screen.
> except the price
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 8:26 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I think that everyone commenting is thinking " can I use it as a mini M
> or
> > a mini R10?"
> > This is really not what it is for and maybe we are not its target market
> at
> > all. We will see how many new people take them up from the iPhone
> > generation I think.
> > Kristian Dowling made a remark which really fits with my thinking on this
> > one too. It is not a cheaper M, if you get one use it with the dedicated
> > lenses. . For me that applies to the Fujifilm designs as well.
> > I was thinking that they might push the X cameras out of the Leica range.
> > But here the quoted price for a body and lens is nearly $5000 (no kit
> > deals).
> > So they seem to have put it squarely above the X2 and below the M range?.
> > I like the concept, it has some very cool features and is flat out
> > pretty...but not $5000 worth of like. What would I know, as mentioned I
> am
> > hardly their market. I was idly dreaming before of having this one for
> > travel and the S for studio (instead of my M and lenses).  I think its
> now
> > resistable.. mental note not to play with one in Wetzlar soon.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> >
> > On 25 April 2014 23:13, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > On Apr 24, 2014, at 6:16 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:
> > >
> > > > Wondering if it can take an R lens with an adapter?  I haven't
> noticed
> > > that
> > > > in the reviews, but I was not reading closely.
> > >
> > > of course it can.
> > > I already have the adapter that mount to the M adapter
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > George Lottermoser
> > > george at imagist.com
> > > http://www.imagist.com
> > > http://www.imagist.com/blog
> > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> > >
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> --
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>
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