Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Live view lets you focus as it will come out on the image. I do not find it quite as bad as Bob does (I have seen that SD card makes can make a difference, I use Lexar) but it is far from perfect. I tend to use it with 21mm and wider or the 60R, it can be useful with Noctilii or 75mm Summilux though... If I did not have a Monochrom I would have no hesitation in buying the new one, I do not see enough benefit to me to buy when I have the original. Hopefully the next generation of M cameras will have better Live View - response time, refresh rate, resolution, movable focus point and maybe even DoF guide! john -----Original Message----- From: Ken Carney Bob, Here is a Leica-rookie question. I have seen numerous posts about users sending bodies and lenses back to Leica to calibrate, to avoid back and front focus issues. Is this what live view is intended to avoid? I know even my SLR's have focus issues if I don't calibrate the lenses with in-camera software. If there is not an issue with matching bodies and lenses, yes I would prefer to have rangefinder focus (my last Leica long ago was an M3 with a 35mm Summicron, where it was difficult to make a focus error though I succeeded at times). Thx for some enlightenment. Ken On 5/24/2015 5:29 PM, Bob Adler wrote: > Honestly I find live view useless as implemented in the M240. Completely useless because of the unbelievable shutter lag for non-landscape images and inability to move the magnified area of the view around to check focus for landscape work. > > For the decisive moment you will need to anticipate an additional 1/2 sec or more in advance. For landscapes you will need to reframe after focusing. > > Sorry, but I never use live view. But I own no R lenses which it may actually be useful for per others' experiences I have read. > Best, > Bob-The -Grump > > Bob Adler > Robert Adler Photography > www.robertadlerphotography.com > >> On May 24, 2015, at 12:32 PM, George Lottermoser <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Live view certainly is what keeps me dreaming about the "upgrade;" >> while feeling quite satisfied with the "high ISO" of the MM I. >> >> a note off the iPad, George >> >> On May 24, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> The significant upgrade is live view. >>> >>> Doug Herr >>> Birdman of Sacramento >>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> >>>> Sent: May 24, 2015 8:51 AM >>>> To: Douglas Nygren <douglasnygren at yahoo.com>, Leica Users Group >>>> <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] New Monochrome results >>>> >>>> Good writeup here by Erwin Puts. Doesn't seem to be worth the $$... >>>> Better value with the MM-I >>>> http://www.imx.nl/photo/leica/camera/styled-50/ >> _______________________________________________