M8 height

[marknorton]

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I think it was one of those things said about the camera some time ago, we haven't seen anything since so still think there will be a motor wound shutter. Obviously raises concerns about noise and power consumption but people with R9s have said that the noise is minimal - they lock up their mirrors to give a roughly equivalent situation.

 

Going to be odd seeing an M without a wind-on lever.

[lct]

...What I do know is that the shutter will be essentially the R9 unit, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will have auto-winding, or cocking rather.

Excerp of what Stefan Daniel said in october 2005, as quoted here: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18928

 

The camera will have the same form factor as the M (M7/TTL or classic unspecified), will be 1.5mm thicker than the M due to the LCD and controls on the back. It will have a 2.5 inch LCD with buttons to the left and a control dial to the right, will have motorized shutter cocking with 1/8000 top speed and be basically like the R shutter.

[jrc]

It is easy to imagine (and would appear to make eminate good sense), for Leica to have a base attachment containing additional battery power, and perhaps memory storage of some type.

 

Something along the size of the Rapidwinders or Leicavits. If Leica hopes to make inroads with PJs in particular. (And I suspect they'd really like to). "Back to the Future" anyone?

 

Jerry

 

 

The possibiity of PJs going to Leicas is remote; a few may do it, but they'll be putting themselves at a severe disadvantage to those who use SLRs. SLRs didn't become dominant because they were simpler than RFs; they became dominant because they were so much more flexible. RFs are speciality cameras now, extremely useful for some kinds of shooting, but you probably wouldn't choose one for shooting macros (which PJs sometimes do) or for Israeli bombers blowing up buildings (which PJs also do -- with 500mm lenses) or for covering football games or for anything where you need a true autofocus and a fast zoom.

 

JC

[sean_reid]

The possibiity of PJs going to Leicas is remote; a few may do it, but they'll be putting themselves at a severe disadvantage to those who use SLRs. SLRs didn't become dominant because they were simpler than RFs; they became dominant because they were so much more flexible. RFs are speciality cameras now, extremely useful for some kinds of shooting, but you probably wouldn't choose one for shooting macros (which PJs sometimes do) or for Israeli bombers blowing up buildings (which PJs also do -- with 500mm lenses) or for covering football games or for anything where you need a true autofocus and a fast zoom.

 

JC

 

Hi John,

 

As I'm sure you know, several of the best PJs in the world are using Leica Ms, including several with Magnum. I don't see Leica becoming *the* mainstream PJ camera but I do believe that there will continue to be a segment of PJs who prefer rangefinders. One of my subscribers is a photo editor for a major NYC newspaper and he's interested in adding cameras to the pool that have very quiet shutters. He tried some D2s but they failed because the staff photographers hated the EVF finders. So RFs aren't for everyone but there still is important PJ work being done with them.

 

Cheers,

 

Sean

[sean_reid]

Providing you remembered to charge that single dedicated battery of course. Current Duracells are dated something like 2012 so keeping some handy means that, if all else fails, you'd have a backup.

 

Part of my preparing for a shoot involves being sure that multiple batteries are charged and quickly accessible. I like to lose as little time as possible during battery changes.

 

Cheers,

 

Sean

[wizard]

Excerp of what Stefan Daniel said in october 2005, as quoted here: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18928

 

Thanks LCT! I would miss the advance lever, though. Maybe they still provide one, for the energy conscious ones amongst us..

 

Best,

 

Andy

[lct]

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...I would miss the advance lever...

So will I.

Very usefull for one-hand shooting with M3 DS and Epson R-D1.

[grober]

Hanging on to my Leica Handgrip M in hopes that it (or something like it) will work on the M8.

 

-g