Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, I think you are missing the point...... What is the difference between the M4 + Top mounted Meter and an M6? The Meter is built into the M6. What was wrong with the old meter? Nothing. What is right about the built in meter? It sees through the lens. It is a major improvement in functionality. What is the difference between an M6 and an M7? The electronic shutter. What was wrong with the old shutter? Nothing. What is right about the new shutter? It is more easily and automatically calibrated and needs no tweaking to stay in calibration. It is a major improvement in functionality. What is the difference between an M7 and an M8? The M7 requires film, the M8 is digital capture. What is wrong with film ( other than the places to get it developed competently is about zero)? Nothing. What is right about digital capture? It is the present and future of photography. It is a major improvement in functionality. What is the difference between a M3-M9 RF/VF and the imaginary ( at this time) M+Electronic RF/VF? The RF is now TTL. What is wrong with the old RF/VF ? Nothing. What is right about the Electronic functionality? It is not subject to initial nor long term calibration. It is a major improvement in functionality. WYSIWYG. It is not always about keeping the old nor about "fixing" some current feature... if the old or current can be improved upon. It is about the user experience and making it less "difficult"..... Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net The Leica M10 will be an M9 with a CMOS sensor. That's pretty much end of story. Is there anything else they need to fix? I'm thinking no not really. to be fixed and certainly not rethought. Again its been slowly tweaked and used for many decades. The Leica LTM and then M camera is an extension of optical mechanical tradition going back to 1920 and the microscopes they made before that. Its not something they're going to be asking software designers in silicon valley to rethink for them. Perhaps they'll ask some retired Swiss watch makers if any are still alive? Mark William Rabiner