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Subject: [Leica] brain dead M-D (to Ted)
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 10:56:59 -0500
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Personally, I hate auto-shutoff.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 6/6/2016 10:42 AM, George Lottermoser wrote:
>> On Jun 6, 2016, at 8:29 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
>>
>> Not sure why that is an issue? Batteries should last an age without an 
>> LCD and just turn it off when not in use. Personally I do not see any 
>> benefit in the camera over an M(240)...
>>
>> john
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> Ted --
>>
>> Maybe someone at Leica will see the post, probably not.
>>
>> The sad thing is that the lack of auto-shutoff is touted as a FEATURE. 
>> It's not a bug, it's a built-in, conscious design flaw. The intention is 
>> shave precious milliseconds off the camera's start up time. I guess this 
>> looks good in side-by-side comparisons with all their (non-existent) 
>> competition in this market segment.
>>
>> It proves again, at least to me, that while Leica may make cameras they 
>> no longer understand photographers. The M-D is very likely the last Leica 
>> I will ever buy (and second returned).
> That was my thought as well.
> Turn camera on when shooting.
> Turn camera off when not shooting.
> Seems appropriately simple and effective.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
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In reply to: Message from ausdlk at gmail.com (David Lykes Keenan) ([Leica] brain dead M-D (to Ted))
Message from john at mcmaster.fr (John McMaster) ([Leica] brain dead M-D (to Ted))
Message from george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser) ([Leica] brain dead M-D (to Ted))