[Leica] Leica M (Type 240) Experience

[john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)]

It depends on what you shoot, fairly static stuff will be fine but I would 
have my doubts about focussing on fast moving - I have not tried it yet. The 
focus aid works best when zoomed in, but then everything is magnified and 
you do not see the whole composition. The large magnification for focussing 
becomes more of an issue the longer the lens.

I think you will have to try one to see if it works for your usage, mine is 
set up that if focus ring is moved (or button on front pushed) it goes to x5 
for focussing, then a light press on the release goes back to full view - it 
is quicker than it may sound ;-)

At the end of the day it is not a dedicated system for R lenses so there 
will be some compromise....

john
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I'm really wondering now.  I'm still on the list for the M240 but it sounds
like it will be really frustrating to use.  Should I just stick with the R9
and DMR with my R lenses?  I thought the M240 was going to be a solution
for R lenses but the idea of Live View just drives me crazy!

Tina


On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 6:12 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> 
wrote:

>
> On Jun 3, 2013, at 5:02 PM, Bill Nelsch wrote:
>
> > Wait a minute - are you suggesting that the 'shutter delay' is AFTER the
> > image is captured?
>
> I'd think we're all discussing the time duration between
> depressing the "shutter button"
> and
> beginning the capture process.
>
> Each camera has some delay
> whether involving simple mechanical movements of shutter parts and mirrors
> or complex electro/mechanical movements of auto focus servo motors
> and/or exposure calculations
> or
> all of the above.
>
> The more you ask the camera to do "for you"
> the longer the delay
> in my experience.
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
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>