miro Posted February 28, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 28, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leica T-X: The future of the T-mount lens system — macfilos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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imants Posted February 28, 2015 Share #2 Posted February 28, 2015 The Luis Vuitton brigade buy smartphones Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brill64 Posted March 1, 2015 Share #3 Posted March 1, 2015 many arguments for & against built-in evf's have already been made ad infinitum on this forum long before introduction of any of these cameras & personally speaking, i doubt very much that it indicates Leica are at any kind of design crisis crossroads or hiatus. having happily owned &/or used X, X-Vario & now the T extensively, I honestly haven't once wondered why they omitted a built-in evf or felt they even needed one. for example, if a few pixels die, the whole unit has to be sent in for repair as against an accessory. whilst it seems a logical step to omit & interchange the same evf between X2, X-Vario & M, i rarely used but liked having it in my kit as an accessory. with any new product there's always for & against arguments flying around & having said the above, you're possibly not wrong either. maybe we're just forgetful sometimes that differing opinions like ours help to evolve niche markets only & not every product needs to follow a fixed series of stick-in-the-mud design rules. perhaps that's what sets it apart? in my mind, the T certainly hasn't lost it's way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rawcs Posted March 1, 2015 Share #4 Posted March 1, 2015 I don't agree that the M will always be top of the tree and I'm hoping that the T will allow Leica to move forward from the M design. Having an APS-C sensor allows Leica to produce cameras with different design specifications to suit different needs (e.g. professional and amateur) but all sharing the same T lens mount. There is no reason why models with and without a built-in EVF can't exist simultaneously. I'm sure that Leica will continue to surprise us with innovative design and class-leading lenses. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
imants Posted March 2, 2015 Share #5 Posted March 2, 2015 built-in EVF can't exist simultaneously that's the way we use smartphones Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted March 2, 2015 Share #6 Posted March 2, 2015 that's the way we use smartphones With an attached external EVF? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rawcs Posted March 2, 2015 Share #7 Posted March 2, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) that's the way we use smartphones There is no reason why DIFFERENT models, E.G. ONE with and ONE without a built-in EVF, can't exist simultaneously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencoyote Posted March 2, 2015 Share #8 Posted March 2, 2015 I think that Leica knew very well what they were doing with the T and I think the idea that they will move the X control system to the T mount is unlikely. Consider the German accented fellow who presented How to tackle the collapsing camera market (video) | Photo Rumors given his business analysis the T seems like the right design. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernie.lcf Posted March 5, 2015 Share #9 Posted March 5, 2015 Well, the X controls are not exactly well suited for interchangeable lenses. The aperture dial on top is a problem as its labeling is not changeable. An X style aperture dial without labels, on the other hand, is what we have on the T today. What else is there? Shutter speed dial - sure. I think I may have never actually moved that away from "A" on any of my cameras in the last 25 years... However, the T-mount is fully electronic (of course) and therefore it would be possible to at least to design a lens with a built in aperture ring. I'd be pretty happy about that. The touch screen does not bother me because unlike all the other implementations on the market the Leica T version is actually usable and makes sense. It does not make sense to have a regular user interface (menus) and just make the screen touchable - see Olympus, Panasonic and all others. This is exactly what happened with Apple iPhone vs. Nokia and Nokia's pathetic touch screen implementation on Symbian as a reaction to the first iPhone. We all know where Nokia is today. They went from market leader to near - death resulting in acquisition by Microsoft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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