Leica Showcase Leica M240

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A few efforts from the M240 using the 50mm 1.4 Summilux. Framing not quite right in some of them but I'm getting the hang of it I think.

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Autumn Gold by christilou1, on Flickr


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First Attempts at RF focus by christilou1, on Flickr


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First Attempts at RF focus by christilou1, on Flickr
 
Thank you, the weather isn't good enough here to find much else at the moment.... the patch is much smaller than I imagined but I managed to get a reasonable hit rate at 1.4 to f2 without too much trouble. I need to get faster though :) I just turned on live view this morning and tried focus using the peaking which worked quite well but I do have the Oly EVF2 as a back up!

The M240 is very heavy, the body and the lens. Interestingly for such an expensive item, I don't feel the need to baby it as much as I do any other camera.
 
Looks like you picked up focusing with the RF very quickly!

The pictures look good, and well-framed. Viewfinder frames are "inexact", and you often have margin in the frame.

I guess "Very Heavy" is relative. Compared to my EP2, the M9 and M monochrome are heavy; compared to my Nikon DSLR- they are light and compact.
 
Lovely, Christina! These are heavy cameras to me also, but that M240 shutter release is so sweet and well damped. It's just a very solid feeling camera in use.
 
Thanks Christina. if I am using an RF lens, definitely use the RF. It still is so much better. I feel more connected to the scene than with the Evf. When using Slr lenses however, Evf is the only option and it is so nice to have that option. I am so tempted to explore and try out different lenses.
 
Here are a few from my first walk with this camera. Thanks much to Vince, it's in beautiful shape and was packaged quite well for shipping!

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The lens was an adapted 50mm f1.4 Canon FD, not too shabby!
 
Well, I suppose you could go for the Leica T now, heh! And there isn't a darned thing wrong with your shots, Vince. You just have "wandering shutter finger:" that shutter finger that always needs to press that *new* shutter button. :tongue:

Seriously, thanks very much again. A beautiful camera, superb package deal.
 
Carl, don't tempt me. I don't really need much help in that department.

Seriously, I thought about the T for about 5 minutes and then I dismissed it. I am sure the IQ will be great and the unit itself looks very sleek and cool but I am wondering if it is too much money for what I am almost able to get from my Sony A7r for less. I get AF and M lens compatibility. Yes, not all M lens works well with the A7 particularly some wides. The wides I have however worked well. 35 lux asph is Ok, while the WATE is amazing on the A7r. The other 2 M lenses I have are the 50 lux asph and 90 apo, Both works perfectly with the A7r. Then the 55 Zeiss gives me AF. That is why I dismissed the T. If it comes with an optical RF, that is a different story :)
 
More like 7 :) I am back on a Sony A7r, my 4th A7/7r

The last time I switched to Sony, I promised myself that I will keep it for at least a year, a week later, I switched to M 240.
 
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