Blue Dot Redux

[plummerl]

So, after reading 50k+ posts on the M8, I still haven't heard what function the Blue Dot plays!

 

[ywenz]

It's the self timer indicator...

I still find it hard to believe that Leica would put that obvious of a dot onto the face of the M8. Surely, they could have gone with a much smaller hole?

 

[rxmd]

I still think they could have had the red dot blink instead

 

[willemvelthoven]

SR says it's for the viewfinder

SR says it's for the viewfinder

actually for the viewfinders led displays intensity adjustment... indeed not very likely that achim heine would allow a blue dot for such a trivial function. the camera is measuring light intensity already ttl so why have a separate sensor?

 

[rxmd]

Then again, the DPReview review at http://www.dpreview.com/articles/leicam8/page3.asp says that it's a brightness sensor used for adjusting displays to ambient light.

Philipp

EDIT:Oops, redundant post.

 

[ywenz]

oh oops.. I guess dpreview confirmed that the dot is NOT for the self timer. I did read from some other website which indicated that the dot was for the self timer... I agree though, since the TTL metering is already in effect, it shouldn't take another dot just to measure the light for internal LED display..

 

[AndersG]

Well, unless you'd want the LEDs to change brightness when you change aperture using the TTL meter doesn't seem such a great idea..

/Anders

 

[ywenz]

Well, unless you'd want the LEDs to change brightness when you change aperture using the TTL meter doesn't seem such a great idea..

/Anders

doh! ur right... slow day for me.

 

[ghost]

doesn't the m7 do that already, and without the unsightly blue dot?