jaapv Posted March 17, 2012 Share #81 Posted March 17, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well, maybe because Schneider is not a sensor maker? They make filters and lenses....And B+H is a large camera shop in New York, also an unlikely candidate for sensor manufacture:rolleyes: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Hi jaapv, Take a look here B&W sensor only?-- Merged--. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ho_co Posted March 17, 2012 Share #82 Posted March 17, 2012 Someone on this thread of the forum has said that perhaps by b&w (or b+w) sensor was meant B+W sensor. (B+W is Schneider Optics.) No one has responded to this speculation. Nothing to respond to. Biermann und Weber / Schneider isn't in the sensor business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbaddley Posted March 17, 2012 Share #83 Posted March 17, 2012 And, the original references (including the Leica Rumors article) said "black & white," not B&W or B+W. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olsen Posted March 17, 2012 Share #84 Posted March 17, 2012 I did. In fact, I bought two, the M6 and MP. I like the M9 best for color, but I still prefer film for black & white. Indeed! So, what do we need a 'digital B&W only' for...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howiepix Posted March 17, 2012 Share #85 Posted March 17, 2012 You could always take 3 shots through Red, Green then Blue filters, combine the images in Photoshop, Instant Colour, Might need a tripod Joking aside I would love one, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWC Doppel Posted March 17, 2012 Share #86 Posted March 17, 2012 I probably do 80% in B&W so if the price is right, it's 3mm thinner and takes B&W pictures better than an M9 I would think very seriously about one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted March 17, 2012 Share #87 Posted March 17, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I probably do 80% in B&W so if the price is right, it's 3mm thinner and takes B&W pictures better than an M9 I would think very seriously about one I too take mostly b&w, film and digital. However, it would have to be going some to beat the current M9's b&w capability when allied to Silver Efex Pro 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted March 17, 2012 Share #88 Posted March 17, 2012 But once more I remind one and all that the reported "b&w" [or "b/w"] sensor may have been an erroneous rendition of "B+H", which to my understanding is essentially Schneider Optics. No participant in this thread of the forum has yet responded to that speculation. this was a joke- a speculation upon a speculation. sorry for the confusion- april fools came early I guess. If they make a thinner, no LCD black and white only camera- others will want a thinner, no LCD, manual cranked - colour version... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 17, 2012 Share #89 Posted March 17, 2012 I fully understand purism but I think the LCD today has too much to give and to lose it would be a great disappointment. I have my LCD on my M9 turned off. But it's there for when I need it to check the histogram. Personally I wouldn't want an M9 replacement without the screen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted March 17, 2012 Share #90 Posted March 17, 2012 A further thought occurs to me - if there is no LCD, and an optical viewfinder, how are all the menu settings to be inputted? This alone tells me there is something wrong with this rumour. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted March 17, 2012 Share #91 Posted March 17, 2012 Analog cameras used to have LCD displays for that very reason; they show letters, digits and symbols but no images. That used to work quite well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted March 18, 2012 Share #92 Posted March 18, 2012 the menu settings will be input with a smartphone via bluetooth or tethered to a laptop. Or you can tweet the desired settings to @Leica and the corrections will be sent out via the 4g network... (this will cost 50 usd per setting change though...). There will also be a HCB setting where you can only shoot 36 frames to a single card regardless of the cards size- and will be limited to ISO 100 and zone system metering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 18, 2012 Share #93 Posted March 18, 2012 April's Fool is early this year... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted March 18, 2012 Share #94 Posted March 18, 2012 A further thought occurs to me - if there is no LCD, and an optical viewfinder, how are all the menu settings to be inputted? This alone tells me there is something wrong with this rumour. I'm not saying that I believe the rumour but I don't think the lack of a rear LCD need be a problem. Assuming a 'purist' B&W DNG-only camera, what menu settings would you actually need to input? ISO would presumably be handled by a traditional mechanical dial. Card formatting could easily be accomplished by a dedicated button somewhere (maybe next to the card slot inside the base-plate). Shots remaining and battery level (plus any other simple info like 'card formatting complete' or 'Error') could be shown in a simple M8-like top plate LCD. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coup de foudre Posted March 18, 2012 Share #95 Posted March 18, 2012 this was a joke- a speculation upon a speculation. sorry for the confusion- april fools came early I guess. If they make a thinner, no LCD black and white only camera- others will want a thinner, no LCD, manual cranked - colour version... i'll take the thinner, black and white only, no LCD option with a quieter shutter and manual re-cock, please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliegapper Posted March 18, 2012 Share #96 Posted March 18, 2012 Perhaps no LCD is a ambiguous way of suggesting the use of OLED or other screen tech. B+W could be as already mentioned, referring to the filter company and not black and white. Im happy I am having to save until October till I get my M9/M9-P/M10 - plenty of time for new releases and decision making! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliegapper Posted March 18, 2012 Share #97 Posted March 18, 2012 i'll take the thinner, black and white only, no LCD option with a quieter shutter and manual re-cock, please Oh my I would love a manual re-cock, something I think is a shame to be missing from the M8/9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted March 19, 2012 Share #98 Posted March 19, 2012 April's Fool is early this year... I'm just off to China - I'll be arriving back on April Fool's day - so presumably it'll be announced then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jto555 Posted March 19, 2012 Share #99 Posted March 19, 2012 Did anyone think the 'Back to Basics' might be a new film camera, and not digital at all? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
c.poulton Posted March 20, 2012 Share #100 Posted March 20, 2012 Did anyone think the 'Back to Basics' might be a new film camera, and not digital at all? It would be a great announcement but I very much doubt it after all how could the M7 @ MP be truly improved upon? Maybe a special edition re-release of a previous model, IIIf or g? No, it's going to be a digital camera(s) announcement..... Christian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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