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If Leica goes liveview..

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Vivek

Guest
Rumors are surfacing that Leica might incorporate liveview/mirrorless technology in about a year.

The easy way is, as they do with their rebadged Lumix P&S cams, rebadge the Panasonic m4/3rds cams and sell them for a lot more.

If by any chance they bring out something like the Ricoh GXR, complete with an EVF and all that and heavens forbid there is a full frame model of similar type, what would happen?
 

jonoslack

Active member
Hi Vivek
They've said pretty clearly that their new mirror less camera will be at least APS/c - which kind of rules out the Panasonic route - why would heaven forbid a full frame solution?
 
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Vivek

Guest
Hi Jono,

Why?

The answer is simple. I would like one. Particularly, I would like to see how my "Made in Japan" Wetzlar 75-200 f/4.5 would do on that. ;)

It is possible that Pentax/Ricoh may be the first ones to do that.

We already have FF DSLRs capable of doing liveview as well. Before the NEX came out, I was actually thinking (seriously) of buying either a Pentax K7 or an A580 and get rid of the mirror box to use as a liveview only cam.
 

jonoslack

Active member
why would heaven forbid a full frame solution?
Hi Jono,

Why?

The answer is simple. I would like one. Particularly, I would like to see how my "Made in Japan" Wetzlar 75-200 f/4.5 would do on that. ;)
Hmmm do you have a disagreement with heaven Vivek? :eek::)

Well it seems to me that Leica already have a FF mirrorless camera. Marc (photographz) reckons the M10 will have a CMOS sensor and liveview. Would that do you? (I think it might do me).

All the best
 
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Vivek

Guest
I do not have any problems with heavens/hells/purgatories, Jono.

It is the thought the Leica already have a FF mirrorless camera might prevent the above mentioned states from actually going mirrorless with true liveview (electronic, i might add).;)
 

Godfrey

Well-known member
If a response to that part is missing..

I am not sure if it would do me. I would like to see a FF liveview cam with an EVF, yes.
I'm certain a TTL electronic camera with a full frame sensor will happen soon, but if it is the rumored "M10", I'm glad I got the M9. While I think TTL electronic is the way of the future, I wanted a rangefinder digital camera as close to my M4-2 as possible. That's the M9.

(The M9 is not mirrorless as it uses a mirrored prism in the rangefinder. It's just a different take on mirrorless... ;-)
 

monza

Active member
I'm having a difficult time with this rumor.

If indeed they offer an APS-C, what are they going to do for lenses? They can't build lenses quick enough as it is...so does this mean they provide some designs to Panasonic for example?

Their current M lens line wouldn't make sense for a lower priced interchangeable with APS-C....what's the point of a $5K 35 lux on say a $2k body, to get a 50/1.4 equivalent?? :)
 

Godfrey

Well-known member
I'm having a difficult time with this rumor.

If indeed they offer an APS-C, what are they going to do for lenses? They can't build lenses quick enough as it is...so does this mean they provide some designs to Panasonic for example?

Their current M lens line wouldn't make sense for a lower priced interchangeable with APS-C....what's the point of a $5K 35 lux on say a $2k body, to get a 50/1.4 equivalent??
Well, I dunno 'bout anybody else, but I would be delighted to use a $5K Summilux-M 50 with my $720 M4-2 body. ;-)
 

jonoslack

Active member
I'm having a difficult time with this rumor.

If indeed they offer an APS-C, what are they going to do for lenses? They can't build lenses quick enough as it is...so does this mean they provide some designs to Panasonic for example?

Their current M lens line wouldn't make sense for a lower priced interchangeable with APS-C....what's the point of a $5K 35 lux on say a $2k body, to get a 50/1.4 equivalent?? :)
HI Robert
I quite agree with you on this one . . except that it's not a rumour - at least, it was part of an interview at the British Journal of Photography, and elsewhere - I can't remember the exact details, but the gist of it was that there would be some kind of interchangeable lens camera with a sensor size of at lest APS-c.

I'm also with you over the issues - is it new AF lenses? in which case are Leica going to make them? Panasonic only do 4/3, so presumably not them. I think we live in interesting times at least!
 

thrice

Active member
I would imagine the new M10 sensor will incorporate live view.

I'm #1 on my dealer's waiting list already :p
 
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Vivek

Guest
I'm having a difficult time with this rumor.

If indeed they offer an APS-C, what are they going to do for lenses? They can't build lenses quick enough as it is...so does this mean they provide some designs to Panasonic for example?

Their current M lens line wouldn't make sense for a lower priced interchangeable with APS-C....what's the point of a $5K 35 lux on say a $2k body, to get a 50/1.4 equivalent?? :)
May be they will slash the prices of the lenses by 50% ? That would be good thing.:)
 
Live View on an M10 would result in me switching almost completely over to my M system for my landscape work (I say almost because Leica currently does make a tilt shift lens). That will be most awesome.
 

weinschela

Subscriber Member
I'm on the list for a M10 also, even though I don't know what will be in it. This is not as crazy as you think because if the camera does not suit me, I will just give up my place. I am hoping for a combination rangefinder/EVF like Fuji's but implemeted Leica's way, and better high ISO would be nice (and not so hard if it is CMOS). But I am also not going to get rid of my M9 so fast. If there were no M10, I would be just fine with M9. But after putting some Leica glass on a Sony Nex-7, I now understand what all the fuss is about EVFs and I would love to see how Leica implements it.
 

KeithL

Well-known member
Sheesh, here I am trying to decide if I should buy a Leica M9 when along comes all these rumours of the M10 and liveview.

I'd value the option to actually be able to confirm focus in the field and I get the feeling I'm not alone. But what do I do, buy the M9 now and take a huge hit a while down the line, forget the whole idea and look elsewhere, or wait?

Yes, I know, only I can answer the above. Hey, go easy on me, this is my first post here.
 
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