Revolutionary improvements for the next M

I`ll take zeiss ikon over all the Leica`s ever created, as a tool to take pictures anytime anyplace, for shelf I prefer Leica :D
 
It feels flimsy and plasticy and unstable and cheap and not elegant and not related to Bresson but still I will take zeiss over any Leica, because I don`t think about camera when I take photo and when I am preparing to take photo all I care is comfort :)
 
I doubt very much that a variable magnification viewfinder could be as clean and bright and sharp as what Leica is putting out now. Look at the truly crappy variable-mag finders on all the point n' shoots. From what I remember even the Contax G series has a (lousy) variable-mag viewfinder. And that's not a cheap camera.
 
The variable magnifier on the Leica external finder is very bright and easy to use. Of course, it would probably be very bulky on the back of the camera itself. Perhaps that is why they don't do it. Now, if you replaced the optical viewfinder on the M8 with an LCD...

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I have to totally agree with higher shutter speeds. So many times I want to be able to shoot wide open and i realize, "doh! No ND filters on me and my film speed is 400! yaaarg!"
 
1000 top shutter speed is there because anything higher and you run into our friend reciprocity...yes reciprocity failure occurs at high speeds just as it does at slower speeds. The m8 has higher not just because of the shutter but also because th dloge curve is linear with digital sensors.
Ok...what I'd like to see is an m8 with an advance lever... I just like the feel of cocking the shutter, also it could potentially cut down on power cnsumption
 
higher flash sync speed. that's about it - i love my m4-2's as they are. *maybe* a little better eye relief, but i'm not complaining.
 
tmfabian said:
1000 top shutter speed is there because anything higher and you run into our friend reciprocity...yes reciprocity failure occurs at high speeds just as it does at slower speeds. The m8 has higher not just because of the shutter but also because th dloge curve is linear with digital sensors.
Ok...what I'd like to see is an m8 with an advance lever... I just like the feel of cocking the shutter, also it could potentially cut down on power cnsumption
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Almost all modern day films have no issues with fast shutter speeds. Take Kodak Portra, Ilford HP5 and others have a reciprocity rating from anywhere from 1 second (or half seconds) to 1/10,000 of a second without issues at all.

A speed of 1/4,000 is not going to give you any reciprocity failure. Trust me on this.
 
how bout a full frame digital M with a sensor that has the equivalent megapixels of slow 35mm film lets say like 30-50 megapixels (I know it's a long shot) that is the same size as an M2/3 not extra thick like the M8 or tall like the M6ttl or M7. have it run on a standard li-ion rechargeble digi-cam battery. incorporate a folding LCD screen like the backdoor of a film M exposer dial on back for instant ISO change, advance lever like the RD-1 to save battery power, plastic coated stainless steel or better yet, titanium horizontal travelling curtian style shutter with a max speed of 1/2000 which is not battery dependant. wide rf base of 70mm, 1:1 finder with lines for 35mm and maybe 28mm (much like the canon P's finder which is big, clear and bright only without 28mm lines, maybe you could squeeze them in if it was .91x). depth of field indicators for rf patch like M3. forget about ttl flash or even a hotshoe. built in diopter correction and high eye releif. make the body out of metal but stick to brass top and bottom plates. offer chrome, black chrome, black paint, anthrasite, grey hammertone with a-la-carte options for whatever covering you desire be it vulcanite, lizzard skin, or sand paper. oh and before i forget make it within the 1500 to 2000 dollar range and have them made in japan or china, whichever makes the camera cost less.

and yeah this probably would only exist in my dreams or maybe is 5-7 years down the road. maybe. maybe not who knows what would you think?
 
for now i'll stick to cheap bulk loaded apx 100, M3 using sunny 16 rule and a nikon coolscan. not having to deal with dead batteries is amazing!
 
shimo-kitasnap said:
...have them made in japan or china, whichever makes the camera cost less...
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i think you're going to get stonned for saying that.

but as for my addition, i'd want the next camera to be a film one but with a built in flask. i notice that i take much better people pictures when bar hopping, some so good i don't remember taking them until the film gets developed.
 
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