skahde
V for Victory!
Entering the the slippery slope into mediocracy...That's the kind of heresy a thoughtful manager has to keep at bay away during development of a product if he want's the spirit of the amazing idea his team started with to end up in his customers hands.
lukx
Well-known
- Leica MP 0.85 semi-gloss black paint
- 35/135-50-90 frame lines
- semi-electronic shutter like the FM3a with aperture priority, but works without batteries
- Meter-wise, I don't mind the LEDs, though I have never used a needle system
- Add a self timer (I am one of the few who seem to use it frequently)
- and a frame line selection lever with the ability to override the automatically selected frame line and have it click in place
I like the frameline override idea!
PƔl_K
Cameras. I has it.
Nikon SP had the right idea for frameline selection, except they telescoped the frames into each other rather than always showing just a single frame.
Yes, so if you set the 135 frame on the SP, you will see 135, 105, 85, and 50 all at the same time.
The 28/35 viewfinder is separate of course.
The 28/35 viewfinder is separate of course.
luuca
Well-known
I'd like to have:
from the M3
the borders around the rangefinder and viewfinder window (very usefull to avoid fingerprints on the glass)
from the MP
the viewfinder and bright rangefinder
the lightmeter
the film charge system
from the M4
the rewind crank
from the M3
the borders around the rangefinder and viewfinder window (very usefull to avoid fingerprints on the glass)
from the MP
the viewfinder and bright rangefinder
the lightmeter
the film charge system
from the M4
the rewind crank
PƔl_K
Cameras. I has it.
Did any RF manufacturer ever offer a āzooming viewfinderā whereby mounting a lens causes the viewfinder to show just the field of view appropriate to that lens?
It shouldnāt be that difficult - the cam on the lens being used to move a carrier containing a small lens or lens group within the viewfinder.
It shouldnāt be that difficult - the cam on the lens being used to move a carrier containing a small lens or lens group within the viewfinder.
Deardorff38
Mentor
the re-invention of the SLR ?
PƔl_K
Cameras. I has it.
No, because youād be looking through the viewfinder rather than the lens and the camera body would still be small, like an M.the re-invention of the SLR ?
I think the X-Pro1 does this in its optical viewfinder when mounting different lenses.
Contax G1/G2.
shawn
Mentor
It has two different magnifications that it switches between and then shows the appropriate frame lines within those magnifications using the electronic overlay. What is really fun is when you use the zoom on it and the frame lines zoom in/out along with the lens.
Archiver
Mentor
If I was designing a dream custom film M body, it would be:
M7 with titanium top and base plate, magnesium frame
All exterior parts coated in the most hard wearing black DLC
MP style top plate with no logo, no script
MP style film advance lever
M7 winder
Black calfskin leather
Steel shutter button with polished surround
Framelines for 28, 35, 50 and 75
Titanium shutter
Matching black leather half case
Standard nylon M strap
Signet ring style monogram of my initials engraved on the back of the top plate, but no white fill
Bliss.
M7 with titanium top and base plate, magnesium frame
All exterior parts coated in the most hard wearing black DLC
MP style top plate with no logo, no script
MP style film advance lever
M7 winder
Black calfskin leather
Steel shutter button with polished surround
Framelines for 28, 35, 50 and 75
Titanium shutter
Matching black leather half case
Standard nylon M strap
Signet ring style monogram of my initials engraved on the back of the top plate, but no white fill
Bliss.
eckhardf
Established
Heresy perhaps? My dream custom M would be the 2005 Zeiss Ikon "ZI" with the build quality and materials (brass etc.) of an M2.
Tweaks from there would include weather-proofing, Leica designed range finder patch that doesn't disappear and quieter shutter (FM3a style mechanical/electrical/titanium even better!). That's all because that's how good the fundamental design of the ZI is.
Failing that; I'd go with Ko.Fe. and retro-fitting a digital module to existing M's using an insertable film cartridge design.
....ahhh.....dreams.....
Tweaks from there would include weather-proofing, Leica designed range finder patch that doesn't disappear and quieter shutter (FM3a style mechanical/electrical/titanium even better!). That's all because that's how good the fundamental design of the ZI is.
Failing that; I'd go with Ko.Fe. and retro-fitting a digital module to existing M's using an insertable film cartridge design.
....ahhh.....dreams.....
pvdhaar
Peter
The only thing that I miss on my M4 is a hot-shoe.
Darthfeeble
But you can call me Steve
Because they aren't true rangefinders, the Contax G series viewfinder do exactly what you are asking.
Not really heresy, just a good way to describe the concept.
I liked the ZM I had a few years ago, but it did feel a little lightweight. There is something to be said about the feeling of solidity of an M!
Not sure what weather resistance would offer since there are no such lenses.
ā FM3a shutter. Vertical travel means a 1/250 sync, also.
Ricoh
Well-known
āDoubleā (ie multiple) exposure.