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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. ;)

 

So what doe he know? His is just another opinion. And of course, he is promoting digital.

 

Here is my opinion: he is full of shit. I would put up any of my MF prints (in that loser wet darkroom thing) to any digital print he can make with a single frame in FF digital camera.

 

Live and learn.

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The email news draw me back, yee :D

 

Take the AA filter off then you'll see how they do on a high-resoultion camera.........I'm on the same page.

 

Yep, just ordered 5D3 to keep using R. I'll willing to adapt M if they solve a fundamental problem - aperture control (no more step-down metering/focusing). Looks like I'll love to hear more about the adapter itself but I doubt it has it.

 

No offensive to those who love other features, but rest of them are just not my type IMO. :rolleyes:

 

With my crappy skill two lenses is enough to keep me busy (stepping down), but I'm looking forward for my 3rd collection - 60 macro, 90 AA, 28V2 or 70-180 zoom... yummy :D

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I'll take the R8/9 OVF any day, though for stationary subjects (wildlife, landscapes) .....

 

Lawrence

 

Hey Lawrence, what planet do your wildlife come from? :)

 

Here on Earth they move around like crazy.

 

Which leads to a serious question to those with EFV experience (Leica EFV even more so). What sort of latency are we likely to experience with the M10 (that's what I'll be calling it) EFV?

 

Did I miss the answer to the 'How Much?' question?

 

Looks like I might have to crank up my Delivery Register map again. :) Link below.

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Might be better off with a 6D instead. The viewfinder seems to use the same focussing screens as the 5DII and is better suited for manual focus.

 

:eek:Oh my - just can't keep up the offering these days...

 

Gosh I need to do some research, but it seems like fps is slower, which may be a bummer when I use Canon telephoto.

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So what doe he know? His is just another opinion. And of course, he is promoting digital.

 

Here is my opinion: he is full of shit. I would put up any of my MF prints (in that loser wet darkroom thing) to any digital print he can make with a single frame in FF digital camera

Did you look at the photos? It may be an opinion, but he is showing you the empirical evidence behind that opinion.

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Hey Rick,

The same planet as that bird below your name on all of your posts! If he's moving around like crazy I'm missing something.

 

Lawrence

 

 

 

Hey Lawrence, what planet do your wildlife come from? :)

 

Here on Earth they move around like crazy.

 

Which leads to a serious question to those with EFV experience (Leica EFV even more so). What sort of latency are we likely to experience with the M10 (that's what I'll be calling it) EFV?

 

Did I miss the answer to the 'How Much?' question?

 

Looks like I might have to crank up my Delivery Register map again. :) Link below.

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Hey Rick,

The same planet as that bird below your name on all of your posts! If he's moving around like crazy I'm missing something.

 

Lawrence

 

Aw C'mon! That little Flame Robin and his friends were zipping around like nutters. Split second shooting! Even 200 milliseconds latency in an EVF would be a problem, making some bird photography just too hard. I'd be better off with an S2 and an R adapter. Or a 5D III.

 

Which makes me think, how do the M10 video specs stack up against 5D II or III?

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The solution is called M :)

Not quite. I have that EVF on my wife's Olympus XZ1, and I would not trust it to focus long lenses. The M will be fine on a tripod with Live View and focus peaking, but less so on a monopod, beanbag or handheld with the EViso. aka Olympus EV2.

It could be that Olympus might introduce an OLED EV3 at some point, which, if retro-compatible, could change the game.

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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.

 

For starters – all R-Lenses supported in the menu of the Leica M:

Super-elmarit-r 15mm f/2.8; elmarit-r 19mmf/2.8; elmarit-r 28mm f/2.8; Summilux-r 35mm f/1.4; Summicron-r 35mm f/2; Summicron-r 50mm f/2;Summilux-r 50mm f/1.4; macro-elmarit-r 60mm f/2.8; Summilux-r 80mm f/1.4; Summicron-r 90mm f/2;apo-macro-elmarit-r 100mm f/2.8; apo-Telyt-r 180mm f/3.4; apo-elmarit-r 180mm f/2.8; apo-Summicron-r 180mmf/2; apo-Telyt-r 280mm f/4; Vario-elmar-r 21–35mm f/3.5-4; Vario-elmar-r 28–70mm f/3.5-4.5; Vario-elmar-r35–70mm f/4; Vario-elmarit-r 28–90mm f/2.8-4.5; Vario-apo-elmarit-r 70–180mm f/2.8; Vario-elmar-r 80–200mm f/4.

 

What's interesting is the lens EXIF data is also read by the M-R adapter so it must power and interrogate the lens ROM.

 

Bob.

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Not quite. I have that EVF on my wife's Olympus XZ1, and I would not trust it to focus long lenses. The M will be fine on a tripod with Live View and focus peaking, but less so on a monopod, beanbag or handheld with the EViso. aka Olympus EV2.

It could be that Olympus might introduce an OLED EV3 at some point, which, if retro-compatible, could change the game.

 

1+

 

It would be far fetched if by some sort of Leica magic manual R lens becomes fully functional on digital RF only dedicated R camera could do do that and still remain short of AF.

 

The way I see it for static subject shooting with R lens M10 will be more than adequate functionally, picture quality wise we shall find out but than Leica glass hardly ever dissapoints. For dynamic shooting Ca-Ni-Sony DSLR with native AF lens is probably better option for average user, or take a master class with Doug Herr.

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So the "R Solution" is an almost $8,000 (with everything you'll need) M body with live view and available shoe mount viewfinder. You can't even use the ME. Seems to me like a giant "Eff You" to R users, when for 1/4 the cost you can get products from other manufacturers in an SLR form factor, so an OVF, that will take just as good a picture, since you'll still be using Leica lenses. Looks like I'll be ordering that 5D MKII after all.

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As I posted before, the plethora of inexpensive R bodies is my solution to using R lenses. I happen to like film too.:p

 

I hate Canons, they just don't work with me and never have. Nikon DSLRs are not much better and I ditched them all four years ago.

 

Using an M body for large R lenses just seems odd to me. Nothing fits the R lenses like R bodies. I am hoping to finally obtain an R8/R9...the DMR is just not going to happen for financial reasons. Yeah, yeah, I will be stuck with film but like I said, I like film.

 

For me, it is either ergonomics and aesthetics combined (R bodies are the closest to that) or nothing. Maybe we can hope for a mini-S one day.

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For starters – all R-Lenses supported in the menu of the Leica M:

Super-elmarit-r 15mm f/2.8; elmarit-r 19mmf/2.8; elmarit-r 28mm f/2.8; Summilux-r 35mm f/1.4; Summicron-r 35mm f/2; Summicron-r 50mm f/2;Summilux-r 50mm f/1.4; macro-elmarit-r 60mm f/2.8; Summilux-r 80mm f/1.4; Summicron-r 90mm f/2;apo-macro-elmarit-r 100mm f/2.8; apo-Telyt-r 180mm f/3.4; apo-elmarit-r 180mm f/2.8; apo-Summicron-r 180mmf/2; apo-Telyt-r 280mm f/4; Vario-elmar-r 21–35mm f/3.5-4; Vario-elmar-r 28–70mm f/3.5-4.5; Vario-elmar-r35–70mm f/4; Vario-elmarit-r 28–90mm f/2.8-4.5; Vario-apo-elmarit-r 70–180mm f/2.8; Vario-elmar-r 80–200mm f/4.

 

What's interesting is the lens EXIF data is also read by the M-R adapter so it must power and interrogate the lens ROM.

 

Bob.

 

What, no module lenses? Are they trying to tell us something?

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