Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, without the need for corner sharpness on a 135 format frame, we can all just go buy pretty fine, but cheaper CV glass and get great results (ducking and running). :-) I'll admit that I'm pulled toward the "full frame" camp of late. Too rich for my blood at the moment, but having one's lenses "act like" they do on 135 film - FOV, DOF, speed at a given FL, particularly with wides - has alot going for it. I'm now just sitting tight (unless I get off my butt and do the RZ67 thing), and curious about what the next few years will bring in digi land. Scott Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > > On Sep 14, 2006, at 12:02 PM, B.D. wrote: > >> For literally >> years now we've been hearing that if Leica ever produces a digital M >> it had >> damn well better be a clone of a film M with electronics stuffed >> into it. >> Well, from the looks of things, Leica has come as close as is >> physically >> possible to doing just that. So what do we get here? Whining that, in >> effect, the camera has the 'faults' of an M. Well DUH! You asked for a >> digital M - and you got a digital M! > > > Yeah, B.D. But we wanted a full frame sensor not a 2/3rds compromise. > If Canon could do it, why not Leica with its superior teutonic > engineering. The M8 wastes all that lovely corner to corner > resolution and contrast that Leica spent so many years cramming into > its lenses. I would even stop bitching about the lousy ergonomics if > they had delivered the full frame sensor. While waiting for a real > digital M, I use film in my old fashioned mechanical Leicas. I've > even learned to love my cheapie Olympus E-Volt 500 and the adapter > that lets me use all my fine Olympus OM lenses on the camera. Leica > might as well rebadge lenses from Olympus and adopt the 4/3 format. ;-) > > Larry Z > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)