pico Posted September 6, 2014 Share #61 Posted September 6, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Some people expect instant gratification and can't imagine a world without it. Just as they did with Polaroids Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 6, 2014 Posted September 6, 2014 Hi pico, Take a look here Why would anyone want a Leica with no screen?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
swamiji Posted September 6, 2014 Share #62 Posted September 6, 2014 Just as they did with Polaroids Which died, and has been resurrected. Goes hand in hand with Lomo. Which reminds me, the Lomo LC-A is 30 years old and still in production... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted September 6, 2014 Share #63 Posted September 6, 2014 Here's a handy tip to simulate having a Leica with no screen - look at your photographs with your eyes closed. And if you really want to re-live the good old days, develop your pictures in Lightroom with your monitor switched off. Some people expect instant gratification and can't imagine a world without it. If there was only one way to use a camera, Leicas would be much simpler and cheaper and very few of us would want or use one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted September 6, 2014 Share #64 Posted September 6, 2014 If there was only one way to use a camera, Leicas would be much simpler and cheaper and very few of us would want or use one. I don't understand where you get the idea that other cameras would/should be eliminated, nobody has proposed that or would want that. Only an additional model be added to increase the choice. It could be called the M-L. The L meaning the Luddite model... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted September 6, 2014 Share #65 Posted September 6, 2014 I don't understand where you get the idea that other cameras would/should be eliminated, nobody has proposed that or would want that. Only an additional model be added to increase the choice. It could be called the M-L. The L meaning the Luddite model... I read both of the quoted posts as disapproving of or even sneering at people preferring cameras with or without screens, respectively, and was trying to suggest a bit more tolerance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted September 6, 2014 Share #66 Posted September 6, 2014 I read both of the quoted posts as disapproving of or even sneering at people preferring cameras with or without screens, respectively, and was trying to suggest a bit more tolerance. You only see that because people who prefer a more traditional photographic style get jumped on, and I am tired of being troll food Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 6, 2014 Share #67 Posted September 6, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nobody is jumping on you, they are just disagreeing with your opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted September 6, 2014 Share #68 Posted September 6, 2014 Nobody is jumping on you, they are just disagreeing with your opinion. I don't mind disagreement, but in a thread that asks for understanding about for why someone would want that, there should be allowances for a minority opinion. Not just your wrong, or it's bad. That does the OP no good. I assume the OP was for obtaining a minority opinion, am I wrong? If so I'll go away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 6, 2014 Share #69 Posted September 6, 2014 I don't see a request for understanding in the OP, it asks why would it appeal to you. Well, it does not appeal to some people... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted September 6, 2014 Share #70 Posted September 6, 2014 I don't see a request for understanding in the OP, it asks why would it appeal to you. Well, it does not appeal to some people... I assume it doesn't appeal to the OP, or they wouldn't ask. Ok, the Mod has spoken.., good bye Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tookaphotoof Posted September 6, 2014 Share #71 Posted September 6, 2014 People should learn to read: Posts in blue bold font are made as a moderator Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaikit thanakamanusorn Posted September 8, 2014 Share #72 Posted September 8, 2014 M240 to me is like a family sedan can drive to work .. Take my wife to supermarket... Send my kid to school...A digital M without LCD is like a two door coupe with sport suspension :rolleyes: just to drive fast and have fun by myself. I love to have both cars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tookaphotoof Posted September 8, 2014 Share #73 Posted September 8, 2014 Try to see the M240 as an Audi RS6. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 8, 2014 Share #74 Posted September 8, 2014 [...] A digital M without LCD is like a two door coupe with sport suspension :rolleyes: No air conditioning, no heater, no audio, no computer-anything, no spare - yes, that's the life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vip Posted September 8, 2014 Share #75 Posted September 8, 2014 No never! Will be very difficult to change setting in the menu looking only at the visoflex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlatkob Posted September 9, 2014 Share #76 Posted September 9, 2014 Some people expect instant gratification and can't imagine a world without it. It's not just about instant gratification. It's about refinement. The LCD is a wonderful tool for refining one's work. It can alert one to problems, reveal refinements, and generally shorten learning. Some of what one learns with an LCD is the same as what one learns without an LCD; it just happens much sooner with an LCD. Gratification (or lack thereof) comes later when the photos are viewed on a big screen or printed, and that's not instant. That later gratification can be enhanced by refinements made through the judicious use of the LCD. Simply put, some of us value the skills that technology has taken from us. The camera in the OP would help in that matter. It seems that Leica does understand. Turn off the screen and your skills are 100% restored. But recall that film was not without its own distractions. Film users knew well the distraction of having to reload the film at inopportune times. E.g., frame counter nearing 36 and suddenly something wonderful is about to happen ... do you quickly rewind & load a fresh roll but risk missing a key shot? Or do you keep the camera at ready, hoping the last frames on the roll will cover the peak action? Or perhaps switch to a different camera, which perhaps has a different lens and/or film? Today a glance at an LCD can identify a problem in as much time as it takes to check film tension or frame count, and certainly in much less time than it takes to reload a film camera. Also, looking at it philosophically, photography is itself a technology. It's not as if photography existed in some pre-technological state, which the LCD has now taken away. Rather, the LCD builds on and complements technology that was already there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wk Posted September 9, 2014 Share #77 Posted September 9, 2014 I think it is an interesting niche idea and I would be glad if they made such a camera although I probably wouldn't buy one unless I suddenly came into quite a lot of money . I would actually like to see an M with a screen that could be rotated and hidden away like the epson rd-1. It could be beautifully designed to mimic the rear film gate/door we are familiar with. As helpful as an LCD screen is, it does make the camera inherently more fragile and I much prefer not worrying about such a thing when carrying my M6 as opposed to a digital M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 9, 2014 Share #78 Posted September 9, 2014 But it would make the camera thicker and I doubt that would earn applause... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wk Posted September 9, 2014 Share #79 Posted September 9, 2014 With current technology yes, but things have a tendency to get smaller and thinner as time goes by. Maybe my idea can be implemented on the M16. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted September 9, 2014 Share #80 Posted September 9, 2014 People should learn to read: Posts in blue bold font are made as a moderator While swamiji didn't seem to notice that there is a color code used to allow jaapv to participate in the forum while still being a moderator what makes you imply he never learned to read? s-a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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