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M9 - Full Frame - 18 Mpix - IR filter
John A. wrote:
On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:32:18 -0400, Alan Browne wrote: C J Campbell wrote: On 2009-09-09 16:06:54 -0700, Alan Browne said: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09090909leicam9.asp Some day I am going to get me one of those. Seriously. Right after the 200-400 VR, the 600 VR, and the second D3x body. Yep. Sure, I would love the smaller body size, the light weight, the selection of smaller lenses (even pancake lenses -- are you listening, Nikon?), and just the coolness of having a Leica. But Leica does not have the long lenses I need for much of my photography. Still.... Rangefinders (not just Leica) have rarely had long lenses. For one, large lenses can obstruct the viewfinder, ficus is difficult and the viewfinder would need significant magnification to make framing (and focus?) possible. I fail to see how any particular tree species could give it more problems than others. Figs are persnickety. |
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M9 - Full Frame - 18 Mpix - IR filter
"Alan Browne" wrote in message
... David J Taylor wrote: "Alan Browne" wrote in message ... [] Rangefinders (not just Leica) have rarely had long lenses. For one, large lenses can obstruct the viewfinder, ficus is difficult and the viewfinder would need significant magnification to make framing (and focus?) possible. Of course, now digital rangefinders could use the LCD for framing, and contrast detect auto-focus.... Good point ... but then would they be rangefinders - or just Oly 4/3 variants? ;-) I'm sure there would be some who would relish a full-frame Oly 4/3! David |
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M9 - Full Frame - 18 Mpix - IR filter
David J Taylor wrote:
"Alan Browne" wrote in message ... David J Taylor wrote: "Alan Browne" wrote in message ... [] Rangefinders (not just Leica) have rarely had long lenses. For one, large lenses can obstruct the viewfinder, ficus is difficult and the viewfinder would need significant magnification to make framing (and focus?) possible. Of course, now digital rangefinders could use the LCD for framing, and contrast detect auto-focus.... Good point ... but then would they be rangefinders - or just Oly 4/3 variants? ;-) I'm sure there would be some who would relish a full-frame Oly 4/3! When 4/3 came out, I thought it was scalable up to roughly FF size, but of course it's a fixed dimension... |
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