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gdb · 10/29/06, 02:40 PM

I would be very happy to contribute to the future of the R system, because I will certainly buy another DSLR from Leica. I miss my stolen R9/DMR VERY MUCH, and as I want to rebuild my equipment, I have to choose the way I am rebuilding it (economically speaking).

I prefer to concentrate on lenses first, which gives me time to wait and save for the R10, since the lenses can be used on Canon bodies. So, if I may make my modest contribution to all of our wishes for Leica, mine would be this:

- I would opt for the full frame sensor, since they are the creators of the 24x36 format, and I think it still is their "image de marque". Moreover, I my past years, I also used a Hasselblad, and the main drawback of the square format (at least for me), is that it is very difficult to "fill" the foreground. As I only shot slides, there was no possible cropping, and this made shooting more difficult to me.

- I would opt for focus confirmation which seems to me more interesting than autofocus. Autofocus is quite good on point and shoot cameras, but as soon as we want to control our shots more in depth, focus confirmation is more useful. After all, it is the same thing with light metering: when you choose the "A" or "S" program, you control your shot better than with the "P" program. For this reason, I would also wish that focus confirmation be disengaged if desired. My experience with a Leica R lens to Canon EOS body adapter with focus confirmation has been very instructive: focus is confirmed without any electronic connection between the lens and the body; and it works on every focusing zone of the Canon's viewfinder: not only in the center. This makes microprism and split-image systems purposeless and can be useful for focusing with darker apertures like f 4.5 or in low light situations.

- and I think that there is nothing to change on their lenses, but to put more detailed information in the ROM. I mean that all the data gathered for EACH lens by the time of its final controls be written in its "personal" ROM. At the most, it would require to change the ROM for one with a larger memory. Thus, the camera's software could immediately (or only as an option) correct everything: vignetting, distortion, apochromatic problems, and may be more.

Of course, this means that the software must be very quick, but large memory chips are no longer a problem. The main thing is of course that the software be upgradable with no modification of the camera. I think that in our fast growing computer possibilities, it would prevent the R10 from obsolescence...

Just my modest thoughts and hopes for a long life to Leica!

Cheers
Gérard

10/29/06, 02:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
gdb Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 04/16/04 Location: Chartres Posts: 122	Re: Future of the R system I would be very happy to contribute to the future of the R system, because I will certainly buy another DSLR from Leica. I miss my stolen R9/DMR VERY MUCH, and as I want to rebuild my equipment, I have to choose the way I am rebuilding it (economically speaking). I prefer to concentrate on lenses first, which gives me time to wait and save for the R10, since the lenses can be used on Canon bodies. So, if I may make my modest contribution to all of our wishes for Leica, mine would be this: - I would opt for the full frame sensor, since they are the creators of the 24x36 format, and I think it still is their "image de marque". Moreover, I my past years, I also used a Hasselblad, and the main drawback of the square format (at least for me), is that it is very difficult to "fill" the foreground. As I only shot slides, there was no possible cropping, and this made shooting more difficult to me. - I would opt for focus confirmation which seems to me more interesting than autofocus. Autofocus is quite good on point and shoot cameras, but as soon as we want to control our shots more in depth, focus confirmation is more useful. After all, it is the same thing with light metering: when you choose the "A" or "S" program, you control your shot better than with the "P" program. For this reason, I would also wish that focus confirmation be disengaged if desired. My experience with a Leica R lens to Canon EOS body adapter with focus confirmation has been very instructive: focus is confirmed without any electronic connection between the lens and the body; and it works on every focusing zone of the Canon's viewfinder: not only in the center. This makes microprism and split-image systems purposeless and can be useful for focusing with darker apertures like f 4.5 or in low light situations. - and I think that there is nothing to change on their lenses, but to put more detailed information in the ROM. I mean that all the data gathered for EACH lens by the time of its final controls be written in its "personal" ROM. At the most, it would require to change the ROM for one with a larger memory. Thus, the camera's software could immediately (or only as an option) correct everything: vignetting, distortion, apochromatic problems, and may be more. Of course, this means that the software must be very quick, but large memory chips are no longer a problem. The main thing is of course that the software be upgradable with no modification of the camera. I think that in our fast growing computer possibilities, it would prevent the R10 from obsolescence... Just my modest thoughts and hopes for a long life to Leica! Cheers Gérard