Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >