Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/29

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Subject: [Leica] Leica ME?
From: billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:20:18 -0500
References: <CC6056AA.22C08%mark@rabinergroup.com><BLU139-DS166D2FB0AEBFF9FC719741B8A20@phx.gbl><BLU0-SMTP563960D3B2A2A47BEFB3228CA20@phx.gbl><BLU139-DS15B0AA93AB9C16140D1208B8A20@phx.gbl><65238BE0-ECB7-4337-9F0B-8BCC3F2D692D@archiphoto.com><BLU139-DS1451DA4B5195022CAA34EEB8A00@phx.gbl><290E6406-C331-4A6A-91CA-CE5FCDA9FE2D@usjet.net> <BLU139-DS10CB75C5E90A05D67C9492B8A00@phx.gbl>

Nikon V1;
Good EVF
Good image quality (remarkable, really, considering sensor size)
Quick AF
Mode dial that is changed by the least wisp of wind to unfortunate settings.

Beware. OTOH, If that's what you really want, I could be convinced to sell 
mine.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Aram Langhans
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:32 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica ME?

Best I have seen.  I have been looking for a smaller camera to carry around.
Checked out sony, Olympus Pen and Nikon and the V1 is the best of that
bunch.  The Oly was the worst.

Aram


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From: "Robert Meier" <robertmeier at usjet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 5:26 PM
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica ME?

> Really?   The Nikon V1 is the best EVF?
>
>
> On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:19 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> By real viewfinder, I would accept an EVF of high quality. Not the best 
>> solution, but an acceptable one, if it is the best.  So far, I have not 
>> seen an EVF that is good enough.  Best I have seen is in the Nikon V1.
>>
>> Aram
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Henning Wulff
>> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 11:16 PM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica ME?
>>
>> I would think an optical viewfinder would be unlikely for the R lenses. 
>> That needs a mirror, which causes problems for the sensor (metering), and 
>> there's not enough space to get a mirror between the M register and the R 
>> register. Liveview it will be, for better or worse.
>>
>> Henning
>>
>>
>> On 2012-08-27, at 11:06 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:
>>
>>> And that adapter allows full aperture focusing and metering since it has 
>>> a servo motor or some kind to actuate the mechanisms and electronics to 
>>> read the f-stop.  Because of the shorter flange to sensor distance there 
>>> should be plenty of room for this.
>>>
>>> I would seriously consider this if it allowed my to use my R lenses as 
>>> they were intended.  But I would want a real viewfinder, not some live 
>>> view screen.
>>>
>>> Aram
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>
>>> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 7:51 AM
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica ME?
>>>
>>>> Yeah, let's say that Solm's gets it right.
>>>>
>>>> A live view finder that is as good as and optical finder.  Focus assist 
>>>> for R lenses that are mounted to the M body, if I choose that option.
>>>>
>>>> A full frame sensor that is phenomenal (I don't care if is CMOS, CCD or 
>>>> electro-coupled retinal).
>>>>
>>>> One can dream.
>>>>
>>>> Vick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/27/2012 10:44 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:
>>>>> There is that last sentence "Though with an adapter you can shoot R 
>>>>> lenses on the M10 since it has live view", so maybe this is what Leica 
>>>>> was saying long ago that there would be, how did they say it, an 
>>>>> "acceptable solution" for the R users?
>>>>>
>>>>> Aram
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>> Henning Wulff
>> henningw at archiphoto.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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