Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am afraid to say that the M has already arrived in NZ for a very few people (5 or so)...... john > -----Original Message----- > > I'm very happy to participate in discussions on the new M. To the best of > my > knowledge only Henning has one from the LUG thus far. Yep, mine is on > order. Nope, no-one is Australia has one yet that I know about. If the > Kiwis > get them first you will also hear about it from me ;-) So will Leica Camera > Australia ;-) As it turns out, I already have known the new General > Manager > of Leica Camera Australia (born 2 April 2013) and one of his staff for some > time. > Very properly of course, they do not disclose commercially sensitive > information preferentially to customers. > > For those LUG folks coming to Barcelona in September, I think that we can > be > assured that thre will be interesting contents in the Leica stack to try. > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 16 April 2013 05:27, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > > > Mark, Geoff ordered his M as soon as it was announced but deliveries > > are only just starting in the southern hemisphere - I am sure you will > > hear when his has arrived ;-) > > > > john > > > > > > > > The ME M9 M price comparisons are interesting. An M will cost > > > > about the same as an M9 did, here at least and the ME is a > > > > significant saving for all of the performance of the M9. But put > > > > the cameras, figures, buyer wants and expectations side by side and > > > > it > all changes. > > > > > > > > I still have my M9..... but just because I'm waiting on delivery > > > > of my M > > > > ;-) I view the new design as an M9 with some of its > > > > characteristics much improved (operating speed including lossless > > > > DNG compression in camera, very low light performance, wides > > > > performance (in theory) some incremental improvement (24MP and a > > > > number of ergonomic changes) and some options added that I may use > > > > (other focus modes) and some of no > > > relevance to me (video). > > > > The additional focus modes will be an absolute boon...or curse for > > > > measuring of the RF calibration and lens characteristics. > > > > > >