farnz Posted September 16, 2012 Share #301 Posted September 16, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Rick, I use a similar one to the Hoodman, which is the Seagull brand, on my 5D2. A 5mm self-adhesive plastic surround attaches around the LCD and the viewfinder/loupe can be clipped and unclipped to it as required. I was wary at first that the plastic surround would come away with the loupe as it was unclipped so I bought a back up but I've been using it for 12 months and it hasn't happened so far. I don't notice the surround when I'm shooting without the loupe. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 16, 2012 Posted September 16, 2012 Hi farnz, Take a look here The R solution - more details. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
AlanG Posted September 16, 2012 Share #302 Posted September 16, 2012 Check out these finder magnifiers. DSLR Viewfinder, DSLR EyePiece, Optical Viewfinder - Zacuto Z-Finder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.gt Posted September 17, 2012 Share #303 Posted September 17, 2012 Well, this is all interesting and I hope everybody gets what they have been desiring for sometime, but I have my own R solution. My R4 and 50 Cron. And dreams of an R8/R9 keep me warm at night. And an 80 Lux...etc. There are some of us (not many, I am sure) that realize how good the R cameras are and we use them everyday professionally without the need for a "digital solution". Plenty of them out there at bargain prices. No worries here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim123 Posted September 17, 2012 Share #304 Posted September 17, 2012 I couldnt agrre with you more. I use my R4 regularly eventhough I have a digital. Fantastic photos and a joy to use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSBB6 Posted September 17, 2012 Share #305 Posted September 17, 2012 The solution is called M Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted September 17, 2012 Share #306 Posted September 17, 2012 The solution is called M So glad I kept my APO 280mm R lens ... now just need to raise the readies for the body and the adaptor and the new electronic Visoflex finder. dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted September 17, 2012 Share #307 Posted September 17, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) The cost of our 'solution' is.....?????? It's as close to a 'bridge camera' as it will be, allow use of R glass, it has the auxilary grip to help give us something to hold on to - though the little finger loop doesn't seem to be the best way to go. Be nice if had a few FPS but three is okay - it's 'weather-sealed'. So while it's WAY late, I'm glad they seemed to have been lstening, while many of us were called 'whiners', they have given we R glass owners a Leica body to use them on. Now it's, let's see how well it works, and how much it costs, but it is the M/R lens body, an all in one Leica, and that has to help Leica and we users over time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted September 17, 2012 Share #308 Posted September 17, 2012 It would be interesting to count up just how many current and legacy lenses are compatible with the (new) M when considering R, M, and screw mount formats. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmradman Posted September 17, 2012 Share #309 Posted September 17, 2012 So glad I kept my APO 280mm R lens ... now just need to raise the readies for the body and the adaptor and the new electronic Visoflex finder. dunk So glad I snapped up my APO 280mm/f4 for £1800 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 17, 2012 Share #310 Posted September 17, 2012 Sounds like the adapter will be passive and the EVF is simply that of the X2 though. Remains to see how we will focus our tele lenses with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted September 17, 2012 Share #311 Posted September 17, 2012 Also, just how well will the finder work with our R glass in stop-down for depth of field checks??? Has to be at as good as a standard R finder I hope...... We'll see and hear answers about all these and many more questions in the months to follow........ Here's another question - how well is the EVF finder sealed??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijve044 Posted September 17, 2012 Share #312 Posted September 17, 2012 Another suprise is the sensor manufacturer from Antwerp Belgium. See their website from 17th September 2012!!! New “Leica M” Uses CMOSIS’ 24-MP CMOS Image Sensor - CMOSIS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted September 17, 2012 Share #313 Posted September 17, 2012 Also, just how well will the finder work with our R glass in stop-down for depth of field checks??? ... Since it'll work off LiveView I expect it will work like it does on my 5D2 with R lenses in stop down mode; the monitor (EVF in this instance) will increase its brightness and provide a clear, noisier but quite usable view. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooky Posted September 17, 2012 Share #314 Posted September 17, 2012 Since it'll work off LiveView I expect it will work like it does on my 5D2 with R lenses in stop down mode; the monitor (EVF in this instance) will increase its brightness and provide a clear, noisier but quite usable view. Pete. Thanks. I pretty much figured it would at the very least be useable - and it sounds if it's similar to your set-up that it should be more than adequate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted September 18, 2012 Share #315 Posted September 18, 2012 A 35mm digital won't come close to 6x7, 6x9,6x9 film Are you sure it won't come close? This 2002 article on Luminous Landscape compared 35mm digital very favorably with 6x7 film: State-of-the-Art 35mm Digital Vs. Medium Format Film [... actually, he concluded there was no longer any advantage to shooting medium format film]. In the ten years since then, 35mm digital has gotten just a little better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angora Posted September 18, 2012 Share #316 Posted September 18, 2012 >EVF >"Finally the adequate solution" Are you kidding me? Add to that the necessity to buy an M10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anabasis Posted September 18, 2012 Share #317 Posted September 18, 2012 This solution will work for me. I can use my wide to short telephoto M- lenses for that work and take advantage of the rangefinder, and then mount my longer glass on an adapter and use the live view to focus those (usually on a tripod). Now we get to see how all of those R-lenses work on a high-megapixel camera. I will wonder when the camera and all of those accessories will be readily available. I hope next March when I will be in the market for it. JCA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted September 18, 2012 Share #318 Posted September 18, 2012 ... Now we get to see how all of those R-lenses work on a high-megapixel camera. ... They already do on my 24MP 5D MkII. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaman94044 Posted September 18, 2012 Share #319 Posted September 18, 2012 So at $6,995 for just the camera... add ??? for the adapter and the EVF and you're looking at what, 8K+? I've used the much touted EVF on the Sony A77 and hate it with a passion! I'll take the R8/9 OVF any day, though for stationary subjects (wildlife, landscapes) the EVF with focus magnification on the Sony makes for images that would never be possible on any Leica that I've ever owned. The camera is at least a year away. It's going to have to be insanely good to justify that price when you can buy a Nikon D800E with some outstanding glass for the same price and not have to deal with an EVF. This entire issue depends entirely on the quality of the CMOS sensor Leica is putting on this camera. If it produces files anything like those from the Canon 1DX I have zero interest. Canon has put most of their effort into producing noise-free files at extreme iso, smearing microcontrast at low iso as the inevitable result. I've worked with 1DX files and enlarged them to extreme dimensions in an effort to find their limits. If Leica does the same with this new camera I'll stick with my DMR. Lawrence Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildlightphoto Posted September 18, 2012 Share #320 Posted September 18, 2012 They already do on my 24MP 5D MkII. Pete. Take the AA filter off then you'll see how they do on a high-resoultion camera. If Leica does the same with this new camera I'll stick with my DMR. I'm on the same page. The New M will have to produce insanely good files to tempt me from the DMR's files and OVF of the R8. No offense intended toward those who love this feature, but I wouldn't have any use for one of the most expensive and finicky subsystems of the New M, the rangefinder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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