Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/28

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Subject: [Leica] Leica ME?
From: leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:19:21 -0700
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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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