vincentbenoit
télémétrique argentique
Doesn't have to be on the lens. A thumbwheel would work. But at least it should be labelled with a distance scale to allow for prefocusing without having to look in the viewfinder or on the rear LCD screen. This is essential for street photography. Such a basic feature is available on the Sigma DP1/2.
Vincent
Manual focus is not essential for street photography... fast AF works just fine as well.
M
M like Leica M6
Guest
Yes, one of them is already a chinese copy
They did something similar in the movie industry some years ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvd3kaupZ60
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Multiple Japanese articles are reporting expected MSRP of 120,000 - 150,000 yen so that sounds about right.
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
I've been looking at that ring wondering the same thing. Is it confirmed that it's a MF ring?
vincentbenoit said:
I'm with you on this, Vincent. A focus/distance scale was one of the first things I looked for on the lens. It would have been a very nice addition indeed.
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tapesonthefloor
Well-known
Depends on if you're looking for a decisive moment or the decisive moment, I suppose. AF takes the art away from me, and turns the whole business into a guessing game. Personally, if I can't turn a focus wheel with my eye pressed against an optical viewfinder, it ain't photography.
But that's my opinion. I know it differs from most.
M
M like Leica M6
Guest
Stephen, does Mr. Kobayashi have something similar, too, with a true rangefinder and M lens mount? Maybe with a "ZI" on it? Pleeeaaaasse....
tapesonthefloor
Well-known
wgerrard
Veteran
The narrator sounds like the guy who does the safety videos for United.
Frankie
Speaking Frankly
ywenz
Veteran
Strange.. there are definitely two versions of the X100 from the pics we've seen one with 35mm lens one with 23mm lens. WTF!?
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
The M9 killer?
Pickett Wilson
Veteran
ywenz, actually, I don't think there are ANY versions yet. It's an exercise in lust provocation.
ywenz
Veteran
ywenz, actually, I don't think there are ANY versions yet. It's an exercise in lust provocation.
No there are different body and different lens. Lenses have different FOV and different size aperture ring tabs.
PKR
Veteran
This camera is up for grabs next year. Today Silver is approaching $21/oz and Gold is close to $1,300/oz. What do you expect the exchange rate to be next year with a dollar losing value daily?
The value of gold and silver don't change. Only the relationship of the value changes, as it relates to the fluxuating value various world currencies. It's taking more dollars to buy the same amount of gold or Nikons, than it did last year at this time. And yes, the Yen changes too.
https://online.kitco.com/scripts/cgi-bin/texten.pl
M
M like Leica M6
Guest
I think we are similar.
AF, matrix-metering, many fps... that sounds like Kyūdō, the traditional japanese art of bow shooting, with a rocket launcher. Or driving a Ferrari with an automatic gearbox - and a chauffeur.
Am I getting old? Or wise?
A pretty narrow view of what photography is... I don't see much difference between fast AF and zone focus honestly. I know I prefer manual focus with an M, but I'm certainly not going to say that when I use AF I'm not making photos ...
The art is not in tools used, but the finished image (to most people viewing the image).
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Prototype 1 and Prototype 2? I would go with the one in the brochure... by 35mm they probably meant equivilent on the one and actual on the other.
Miserere
Find Ranger
That's the whole point of rangefinders, that the OVF doesn't zoom, it has frame lines. An interchangeable lens X100 would keep the same OVF, but the photographer would have the option of seeing through the lens by switching to EVF view.
semilog
curmudgeonly optimist
Pretty obvious that that's what's going on here.