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 p.1151 #5 · Leica M/X/T/S/Q/CL/SL Picture Thread | |
rscheffler wrote:
Very nice, René.
So what number is the new camera? You guys are mentioning 116, 117, 113...? 
Adam, the X Typ113 has an f/1.7 lens and Leica calls it Summilux. This is also the case for the Panasonic m43 15mm f/1.7 lens.
As I posted in Andrew's thread, the rumoured 'Q' specs look very appealing. But with it being Leica, there has to be at least one catch somewhere!
As for walking the streets with an M, so far I haven't gotten into discussions with anyone commenting about the camera. Very rarely I get 'cool camera' or 'is that film?' comments. I'm not sure my chrome 50 Lux catches more attention either, but I do prefer black.
Most deeper inquiries are at weddings or other events where I'm in an official photographer capacity interacting with guests over the span of hours. Most want to know why I'm using an old camera, or a film camera and are often surprised to learn it's only 2 years old and digital. Lately the 'youngs' (if I'm going to be called an 'old') dig its retro look, since many things nowadays seems to be about throwbacks to some other era. Occasionally someone knows what it is (brand, or more rarely, model). TBH, it's difficult to give a concise answer to someone why I'm using an M over a DSLR, beyond the very valid, if perhaps unsatisfying brushoff of 'I like it.'
Much of what I post here I could shoot with my Canon gear, or any other DSLR or mirrorless system. Perhaps even with my phone. While the technical results might be similar (except with the phone, haha), the process with the M system is more enjoyable for me than anything I have used over the past couple decades. When the end result is virtually indistinguishable to the layman's eyes, and if that, as a photographer, is what I'm delivering on a constant basis, then I think it's logical to inject something into the process to make it more enjoyable (or challenging), otherwise I might as well just be a button pusher.  I suppose we all try to personalize things to better suit our perception of ourselves. Maybe by wandering around parts of the world with a Leica, I'm subconsciously hoping people will think of me as a doctor or dentist on holiday, rather than a poor working photographer.
The reality is simply that I like it. It does what I need, the way I need it....Show more →
Yes, that's what I meant, it's a Summilux 1.7 for all the crop sensor cameras. So maybe this new camera isn't FF? Though all the rumours say it is.. So who knows. Noticed this new camera (Q) has macro function like the RX1. And lets hope the hidden catch, as you call it, isn't that of the X113(?) 1.7 camera where it changes the F/stop on you pending what you're focusing on.
Also completely agree with you about the M-system. You, other M fans, and myself like using the camera and that's really all that matters in the end I suppose. As long as you're happy, and if you have clients, they're happy.
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