JHAG Posted September 5, 2009 Share #81 Posted September 5, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Difficult lenses should be easier to focus on the new body.http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/1021749-post1.html Dear lct, It's not about easiness of focus, which I don't find problematic even with long lenses. It's really total frontfocussing, leaving you with unusable images. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Hi JHAG, Take a look here M9 full specs and pictures are out. Let's discuss.. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
UliWer Posted September 5, 2009 Share #82 Posted September 5, 2009 no visoflex... The figures for the body size make it certain that the good old Visoflex III will have no problems with the new M. I admit that this was my main concern about it and i am happy that it is solved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelc Posted September 5, 2009 Share #83 Posted September 5, 2009 You'll find it if you Google it. thanks...got it mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted September 5, 2009 Share #84 Posted September 5, 2009 Dear lct,It's not about easiness of focus, which I don't find problematic even with long lenses. It's really total frontfocussing, leaving you with unusable images. Well you know what i think of the M8 i guess. It's incredible that you may have focussing problems with your pre-asph 50/1.4 when i haven't got any with my modest Epsons. I would not touch anything on your lenses and test them in person on the M9 if i were you. FWIW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted September 5, 2009 Share #85 Posted September 5, 2009 The figures for the body size make it certain that the good old Visoflex III will have no problems with the new M. I admit that this was my main concern about it and i am happy that it is solved. Dimensions & weight are listed as almost same size as the M8 (Width x Depth x Height) approx. 139 x 37 x 80 mm (5 1/2 x 11/2 x 3 1/6 in.). It looks more like an M7 or MP rather than an M8 with a step down on the left side of the camera next to the viewfinder, difference is obviously no rewind knob, also no frame counter on top & no battery level, it's all in the display now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted September 5, 2009 Share #86 Posted September 5, 2009 Cuba - a country whose leadership has spent the last 40 years resisting change. Is that why Leica thought it was a good place for the brochure shoot? A well-targeted metaphor, I daresay (wonderful quality of these slitghtly desaturated shots apart). Cuba is changing now, at last, and boxing from a small island to win a career in the wide world is surely an apt metaphor for a small company like Leica — a niche challenger battling the big boys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted September 5, 2009 Share #87 Posted September 5, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Mike, Glad i did not design that, would have been tempted to put the MP revind knob in there where it belong but with a multi function - turn for exp-comp - push once and turn to set ISO. push again to return to exp-comp... (or easier, pull up to set iso down for exp-comp) . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted September 5, 2009 Share #88 Posted September 5, 2009 They've also added auto-bracketing - see under 'Complete Control of all Picture Parameters' on page 33. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted September 5, 2009 Share #89 Posted September 5, 2009 Dimensions & weight are listed as almost same size as the M8 (Width x Depth x Height) approx. 139 x 37 x 80 mm (5 1/2 x 11/2 x 3 1/6 in.). It looks more like an M7 or MP rather than an M8 with a step down on the left side of the camera next to the viewfinder, difference is obviously no rewind knob, also no frame counter on top & no battery level, it's all in the display now. Well, we are talking about rumours, don't we? What I have seen in some rumours does look like a M8 (with step down and no diplay on top. The figures about width, heigth and length in this rumour were exactly the same as in the official data of the M 8. There is a small difference to the M7/MP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efftee Posted September 5, 2009 Share #90 Posted September 5, 2009 Just wondering, how usable really is ISO 80; I've hardly ever a chance to shoot at ISO 160. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted September 5, 2009 Share #91 Posted September 5, 2009 Just wondering, how usable really is ISO 80; I've hardly ever a chance to shoot at ISO 160. very usable at f1.4 or faster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted September 5, 2009 Share #92 Posted September 5, 2009 Well, we are talking about rumours, don't we? No, the specification and Leica brochure were available for download for a very short period of time. The dimensions are identical to the M8. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erlingmm Posted September 5, 2009 Share #93 Posted September 5, 2009 Just wondering, how usable really is ISO 80; I've hardly ever a chance to shoot at ISO 160. Could be good for wide open aperture in strong light. There were people who did not upgrade the shutter to keep 1/8000 for the Noctilux at f 1.0 in daylight. ISO 80 could compensate for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efftee Posted September 5, 2009 Share #94 Posted September 5, 2009 very usable at f1.4 or faster. You think? I have both the 35 and 50 Luxes and like I said, hardly ever at ISO 160. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted September 5, 2009 Share #95 Posted September 5, 2009 The X1 is the camera that Leica should have made ages ago, I like the Barnack-esque lines but where's the viewfinder?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted September 5, 2009 Share #96 Posted September 5, 2009 No, the specification and Leica brochure were available for download for a very short period of time. The dimensions are identical to the M8. Think the administration of this forum prefers if we talk about rumours and not about brochures.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efftee Posted September 5, 2009 Share #97 Posted September 5, 2009 Could be good for wide open aperture in strong light. There were people who did not upgrade the shutter to keep 1/8000 for the Noctilux at f 1.0 in daylight. ISO 80 could compensate for that. Kind of confounding to use a Noctilux in strong light eh? To each his own, I guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted September 5, 2009 Share #98 Posted September 5, 2009 Just wondering, how usable really is ISO 80; I've hardly ever a chance to shoot at ISO 160. How usable have ISO 50, 64 and 100 been at times of film? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpattinson Posted September 5, 2009 Share #99 Posted September 5, 2009 The X1 is the camera that Leica should have made ages ago, I like the Barnack-esque lines but where's the viewfinder?! It might well have a VF in the same position as the M finder, either porro or EVF - that would be rather sweet Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted September 5, 2009 Share #100 Posted September 5, 2009 The X1 is the camera that Leica should have made ages ago, I like the Barnack-esque lines but where's the viewfinder?! James, It apparently has a CMOS sensor, which suggests live view. Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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