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I realy hope the SL is not the end of the M line. Or is this a 1970 remark?

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IkarusJohn

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LCT, I believe Jono used his left thumb. You make your choices, I will wait til I have more information.

 

Lou, I hated the A7. For me, it was a toy. I owned one, and I speak from experience. I don't need to keep repeating the same mistake - Einstein called that insanity. There is no Sony in my future.  Think about this - pick up your Leica, and think - would Leica ever make a Sony?  If you like the Sony, and you don't see why the Leica, any Leica, is different, then you will be very happy with Sony. They're not for me.

 

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IkarusJohn

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Sounds logical indeed. This would prove that it is impossible to trigger image magnification whilst turning the focus ring with the SL601.

 

I guess that's right. For me, I'd rather turn the focus ring after I'd triggered the magnification. 

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Too slow John. With my Fuji i can do both actions at the same time. Same with the M240 thanks to auto-magnification. Sounds like i will stick to the latters pending the launch of the next M... :(

I have one problem with that. Sometimes I got focus nailed, but need to fine tune it between shots. In order to bring out the magnification, I need to turn the focusing ring, so I loose the previous focus point. That's why I prefer to keep auto-magnification off, and press the magnification button on the M240 when needed. The only problem, the button is difficult to locate by touch. Ideally the magnified frame should be just a small patch in the frame center. That way, magnification can be kept always on, just like a RF patch of a DSLR split screen.

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Simple.

 

My first Leica  (DLux 6) was way more camera than I thought I would ever need when I first bought it.  I still use it often for some tasks that it is well suited for, but it convinced me that I need an M-E.

 

My Fed's and Zorkis convinced me that I love shooting film, and that I need to get an M7 for my film shooting.

 

The Leica SL (which I see as a mini-S) is a convincing argument to get a Leica S.  I just need a convincing enough assignment to cover the gap.

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IkarusJohn

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Too slow John. With my Fuji i can do both actions at the same time. Same with the M240 thanks to auto-magnification. Sounds like i will stick to the latters pending the launch of the next M... :(

 

I'm trying to recall how magnification systems worked on other cameras. If I recall correctly, you push a button on the T and another camera, magnification was automatic if you touched th focus ring (using an M lens). Of the two, automatic magnification was the most frustrating. 

 

If I can train myself to press the button without removing the camera from my eye or letting go the camera, I'll be happy. It's not a deal killer for me, I'd have to say.  The 4 buttons around the LCD are programmable (at least one reviewer says some of the others are as well). 

 

Speed has never been an issue for me where magnification is concerned. 

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...If I can train myself to press the button without removing the camera from my eye or letting go the camera, I'll be happy. ...

People have been known to glue a kind of knob to that button so that they can find it by touch. 

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