Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 16, 2007, at 1:16 PM, Philippe Orlent wrote: > B.D. is back, his respectfull writing matters included... > Personally, I think that Michiel has a very good point. There's > stlll film lovers around. > I'm just back from 3 days of Paris with only an MP. I bought an MP recently Philippe, wow !! now I can use the same lenses as the M8... ;-) love it, Steve > The P&S en the D200 stayed at home. > I had been a long time since I had so much shooting fun. > And for the digital part, there's still better than Leica ATM. > Its not Olly either. > Philippe > > > > Op 14-dec-07, om 23:44 heeft bd@bdcolenphoto.com het volgende > geschreven: > >> No, I'm not still shooting with my M3, nor am I still shooting with >> my M6. I'm shooting digital. But then this is the LUG, where people >> often pine for what was and lust for what never will be. ;-) >> >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> >> >> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:33:25 >> To:Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Speaking of the M9... >> >> >> Are you still shooting with your M3? >> Nobody ever needed a meter in a M until the M5 came out. Nobody ever >> needed AE on a M until the M7 came out. Remember? >> I shot a few months with a Konica hexar rf. Although it wasn't as >> nice >> as an M7 I really liked the 1/4000th high shutter speed. Shooting >> tri-x >> with wider aperture all through the day. The M7/M6 are great camera's >> but the slow 1/1000th and slow flash sync are a draw back. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Michiel Fokkema >> >> bd@bdcolenphoto.com wrote: >>> Ohdeargod. The M6/7/MP aren't good enough and expensive enough? >>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> >>> >>> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:58:50 >>> To:Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Speaking of the M9... >>> >>> >>> They always say it is not possible, but in the end it is. >>> personaly I hope the M9 will be a film camera. With the shutter of >>> the >>> M8/R9. That will be great. >>> >>> cheers, >>> >>> Michiel fokkema >>> >>> grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: >>>> Richard, >>>> >>>> I don't think it will be quite that easy, or they would have done >>>> it already. Part of the problem is the shutter opening size >>>> needs to be larger than full frame. This was the reason the DMR >>>> was not FF, and the same reason, or one of the issues with the >>>> M8. Also the electronics will have to be updated to handle the >>>> larger sensor. I'm sure there are other issues but these are two >>>> biggies. >>>> >>>> Gene >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------- Original message from Richard >>>> <richard-lists@imagecraft.com >>>> >: -------------- >>>> >>>> >>>>> Did any little birds tell anyone what the rumor time lines are? I >>>>> understand that R10-D or whatever it is called is the current high >>>>> priority, but the M9 should just be an "easy" case of slapping >>>>> on the >>>>> new sensor to the M8, add a grip so people would stop complaining >>>>> about the shutter and they are done, no? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, >>>>> please use richard at imagecraft.com) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information