[Leica] The Kingdom of Belgium, prototypes

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

Americans going to Europe would think to go to Germany for a Beer,
Switzerland for a brick of chocolate. Europeans I hear would go to Belgium
for both. Looking into it I also see cheese.  Cheese is a religion in
France. But it would seem  a few people think what comes out of Belgian is
king in that department as well.
All from a tiny country which don't get no respect. Europeans also tease if
for being middle class in bourgeois way from all I've heard..  How much of
this is true I don't know I'm way over here. I'm interested  as I'm a big
fan of Hercule Poirot .
But the sensor in the ground shaking Leica M about to come out is made in
Belgium I didn't catch the name of the company.  Made especially for Leica.
So it won't be as predictable as part of the same sensor making consortiums
who make them for the Canon's and Nikons and familiar others. So its
exciting to see if it will be a leap ahead of what everyone's used to or
perhaps just a tad behind. Or by coincidence almost exactly the same in
result.
And no anti alias filter again.  We'd expect that. And with cutting edge
firmware to back it up. Software even. Medium rare ware.
So it will be exciting to see what the results will be. The jpegs and
prints.
What I didn't quite grab as I watched the video of the guy shooting the
model was that the new Leica M is in prototype state. Were pictures really
being shot? Maybe not. I'm not going to dwell on it and get all
disappointed. The model got paid anyway. If there was a card in the camera
I'm sure they would have turned out great. I hope it was the one with the
card glued in. not the one with no card.
Lots could change. Its not exactly carved out of a block of balsa wood. But
the Leica M is not fully realized yet.  I realized that tonight. I hope
there are no delays with its release. If I had the money in hand I'd wait 5
months for the bugs to show itself and be resolved before getting one. This
is a huge leap of technology for a company based in mechanical excellence.
... Hammers hitting brass... But sooner more than later I'm thinking sooner
they'll be out there upping the bar on the quality of images we're seeing
and shooting ourselves.
A terribly exciting time to be a die hard Leica nut.



Mark William Rabiner
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