jquimby Posted August 31, 2009 Share #201 Posted August 31, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Have you guys taken into account that the start of the hotshoe track is angled back - it is not 90 degrees - and not in line with the rest of the body of the camera? When I was taking the measurements, I was using a tool that would measure in pixels the distance of a line I drew. I used my M8 and ruler to determine the length of the right most rail or track on the hot shoe. I then drew a line on the longest portion of the hot shoe in the picture and calibrated the line distance instead of pixels as mm. All subsequent measurements were based off using the right side hot shoe being 16mm. In each photo i would draw a line along the longest axis of the right side hot shoe set that equal to 16mm and proceed to measure. I didn't take into account any other factors other than the assumption that they were using the same dimensions for the hot shoe (which I was betting was a standardized size) Not sure if that helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 Hi jquimby, Take a look here M9 spotted in Leica Youtube Video.... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Julian Thompson Posted August 31, 2009 Share #202 Posted August 31, 2009 Yes, it just flashes on briefly before the M9 appears. At least we'll see one out of those 2 things on 090909..... :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted August 31, 2009 Share #203 Posted August 31, 2009 None of which is surprising, since there are min. and max. depths the body can be and still hold an LCD back-to-back with a sensor, and also allow infinity focus with M lenses. The interesting distance is the sensor to flange distance. In theory there'd be nothing to stop Leica having a thinner body if the lens mount protruded out from the front of the body - which i what I think they did to a certain degree with the M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted August 31, 2009 Share #204 Posted August 31, 2009 jquimby - yes - it does - I think then that you are right apart from one thing to remember that we're possibly not taking into account... Which is that the objects closer to the viewer appear larger - foreshortening - so it might be that in fact we still can't be sure unless you can be bothered to take a pic of your M8 in the same angle and re-do the same procedure on that to check.... :-)) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jquimby Posted August 31, 2009 Share #205 Posted August 31, 2009 Anyone else notice this @ 54s? that looks larger than the one in england... also has a more magenta color to it.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted August 31, 2009 Share #206 Posted August 31, 2009 Andy I presume these are carefully orchestrated peeks as part of the launch Indeed, a stripper doesn't gain an audience's attention by starting her act by showing all she's got. The relevant part of the word striptease is tease. Leica have finally got some clever marketing people on board. You just need to look at the feeding frenzy here to see that <grin>. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 31, 2009 Share #207 Posted August 31, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Geoff I have gathered that now I wonder if this is the fastest developing thread ever on the forum? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted August 31, 2009 Share #208 Posted August 31, 2009 Agreed - brilliant and a lot of fun! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted August 31, 2009 Share #209 Posted August 31, 2009 ...a nice way to test that shiny new server :-)) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leica007 Posted August 31, 2009 Share #210 Posted August 31, 2009 I didn't use that image for the measurement (pic 2) Look at the hot shoes from both of your images, they are different. Looking at the track on the right side the left portion is notched in one pic then not in the other... maybe we have multiple prototypes or maybe we are getting two new rangefinders? now i have grabbed two screenshots - both re-measured around the left hand side of the hotshoe - same points in both the photos. reference = hotshoe = 16mm measurements are 1st pic = 31.5mm 2nd pic: = 33.78mm so, still they vary, and it's a bit confusing. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/95052-m9-spotted-in-leica-youtube-video/?do=findComment&comment=1012792'>More sharing options...
Julian Thompson Posted August 31, 2009 Share #211 Posted August 31, 2009 Key is to take a photo of an M8 at the same angle - I'd do it myself but my other camera is upstairs close to a sleeping 10 month old baby with a cold - and I don't want to risk waking the poor little man up! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 31, 2009 Share #212 Posted August 31, 2009 This is beginning to get a bit anal, guys. Pretending that you can measure to within a 1mm accuracy from a YouTube video HAS to be pushing the boundaries of sanity... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted August 31, 2009 Share #213 Posted August 31, 2009 Andy Actually that is probably a fairly accurate assumption (that it IS possible to get a good measurement) based on the second of the above images. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted August 31, 2009 Share #214 Posted August 31, 2009 This is beginning to get a bit anal, guys. Pretending that you can measure to within a 1mm accuracy from a YouTube video HAS to be pushing the boundaries of sanity... Couldn't agree more Andy and frankly does it really matter? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted August 31, 2009 Share #215 Posted August 31, 2009 This is beginning to get a bit anal, guys. Pretending that you can measure to within a 1mm accuracy from a YouTube video HAS to be pushing the boundaries of sanity... Is there any sanity in this entire Thread? Of course not! What fun would there be in that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted August 31, 2009 Share #216 Posted August 31, 2009 Jeff, yes, Ace Photo in Ashland. A wonderful resource, if a little far to get to. Bought my first and second M8s from them, and assorted lenses. Thanks, John...appreciate the follow-up. I'm coming from B'more, and last time DC beltway was stopped...took two and a half hours one way...and I drank a large bottle of water on the way:eek: Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted August 31, 2009 Share #217 Posted August 31, 2009 Too late to talk Leica into loaning you an M9 to try!, Leica can see you disrespecting digital capture in your sig block for 700 posts or so 1000 rolls of Kodachrome might represent the majority of the world's holdings. Kodak might buy some back from you! Best keep your fingers crossed that the last lab doesn't shut down before you use them all up.! If the camera does we all hope it does, I will change my sig...:-) I am crafting a letter at the moment, I just can't afford to spend 6-8K on a new digital camera right now as I need to pay the balance on this photo device when I go to pick it up in about 10 days, I am going to live in it for well over a year: https://www.allterraincampers.com/ One of the reasons I am going to write them is that I would rather bring an M9 along on this journey for digital work than a D700, it would be more seamless integration since I use Leica for 90% of the Kodachrome images. Since the economy has tanked and the photo economy is even worse, I do have to bring a digital in order to work when I can. We'll see.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted August 31, 2009 Share #218 Posted August 31, 2009 1000 rolls of Kodachrome might represent the majority of the world's holdings.! I bet you'd get a lot of money for them on eBay. Certainly enough to buy an M9 <grin>. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leica007 Posted August 31, 2009 Share #219 Posted August 31, 2009 Anyone else notice this @ 54s? yeah, this devil came out on 6.6.6 leica m9 - inverted-devil, coming out on 9.9.9:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted August 31, 2009 Share #220 Posted August 31, 2009 I just played the video backwards...and heard a Beatles tune. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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