Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Oct 22, 2015, at 7:31 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > I want something that feels like a Leica, not a Sony or a Fuji or a Canon > or a Nikon. I don't want video or EVF or lots of buttons and wheels. I > want an M rangefinder - but with autofocus. I guess it might not be > possible. I rather agree, except for the EVF, that will be there, as an improvement over the rangefinder. That part sounds doable, otherwise no, certainly not with our old lenses. steve > > Tina > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >>> On Oct 22, 2015, at 5:27 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I tried a Q at Leica in New York and the minute I picked it up, I hated >>> it. I cannot hold a camera out and take a photo and looking through the >>> viewfinder made me sick to my stomach. It's also too light and plasticky >>> feeling for me. >> >> >> I really can?t agree with this Tina. I do not understand what you are >> after. While it feels fine to me, it does not feel like a brick, it?s >> simply not a brick. >> >> >> steve >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at >>> gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> The Q is great, why not a Q with interchangeable lenses, still a lot >>>> better than a rangefinder. Nikon and Canon are trying to come down in >>>> size, so why just now is Leica wanting to go bigger? >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Oct 21, 2015, at 4:14 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I've told my Leica guy that I'm having second thoughts after reading >> this >>>>> review: >>>>> >>>> >> http://leicarumors.com/2015/10/20/the-leica-sl-typ-601-camera-review-leica-gambles-big.aspx/ >>>>> >>>>> If I bought an SL and then Leica came out with an actual M with >>>> autofocus, >>>>> I would be very, very upset. A new M is rumored. I'm going to Iran in >>>>> April and was hoping for an autofocus camera before then. Chances are >>>> slim >>>>> and none, I guess. >>>>> >>>>> Tina >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 7:08 PM, Scott Gregory <scottgregory at >>>>>> mac.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Thoughts from Luminous Landscape today on SL >>>>>> >>>>>> "The other main concern which I have is the user interface. The SL is >>>> very >>>>>> similar to the S in this regard, which means that there are unlabeled >>>> soft >>>>>> keys surrounding the rear LCD that make quick settings and navigation >>>>>> time-consuming and non-intuitive. I found the new S very difficult to >>>> come >>>>>> to terms with for this reason, and I would expect the SL to not be >> much >>>>>> different." >>>>>> >>>>>> Scott >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 21, 2015, at 6:55 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes. That drove me crazy with the many, many focus points you could >>>>>> choose >>>>>>> with the Canon DSLRs. I'm hoping Leica has solved that. I would >>>> settle >>>>>>> for a "focus on the center and recompose" solution. You could do >> that >>>>>> with >>>>>>> the Canon but it wasn't intuitive or easy! Too many buttons and >> wheels >>>>>> and >>>>>>> choices. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Tina >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Robert Baron < >> robertbaron1 at gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ===On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at >>>>>>>> gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Autofocus. My eyes are getting older by the minute. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Tina >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Nathan Wajsman < >>>> photo at frozenlight.eu> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> But why?don?t you already have the M240, the Monochrom etc.?so >> what >>>> is >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> point of this one? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>> Nathan >>>>>>>> I have the same problem, Tina, but in my experience I have a tough >>>> time >>>>>>>> convincing autofocus to focus on what I want it to focus on. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --Bob >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Tina Manley >>>>>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>>>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tina Manley >>>>> www.tinamanley.com >>>>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>>>> >>>> >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>> >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information