Fotodiox Leica is the correct size

[jaapv]

Interesting. Don't you have the option to save full resolution, corrected JPG files only ? (don't have a Q myself, only a 240)

Simple answer, I don't know how the corrections are handled in the full-res JPG.

 

[SaveKodak]

"Physics" my rear end. There are no unbreakable scientific laws here, just a matter of emerging design and technology.

They could simply but the M mount on a slight pedestal while shrinking the surrounding camera housing. Worked great for an FM/FE line of Nikons. I don't see how the sensor design comes into it because the flange distance had to remain the same as film.

 

[Pioneer]

"Physics" my rear end. There are no unbreakable scientific laws here, just a matter of emerging design and technology.

They could simply but the M mount on a slight pedestal while shrinking the surrounding camera housing. Worked great for an FM/FE line of Nikons. I don't see how the sensor design comes into it because the flange distance had to remain the same as film.

Sure. You could also mount the lens and shutter on the end of a bellows that could be extended to the right distance...

...that's right, that has already been done.

But so has your idea. But neither of these designs look like an M.

Leica has chosen to continue the basic M design forwards into the future rather than create a completely different design. So far that decision seems to have worked out pretty well for them since they are making money while lots of others aren't. In a couple years they may read this thread and decide to try your idea...

...or not.

 

[jaapv]

Yes, I mentioned that possibility before. However the protrusion would need to accommodate the rangefinder coupling anf frameline linkage as well, so it would have to be quite pronounced and not that pretty.

 

[Huss]

The RF coupling can be dropped if Leica decides to use a hybrid optical VF. The focus would be read from the sensor, as cameras do with EVFs, and a digitally simulated rangefinder patch could be used in the optical VF.
No more RF drifting, no more focus shifts from aperture changes, no more needing to calibrate lenses to the camera etc. But you still have the optical finder.

Frame line linkage can also be removed as the frame lines can be digitally displayed as a result of the camera recognizing what lens is mounted via the 6 bit coding.

Heck, even the LCD panel on the back can be dropped as with the new MD. Almost everyone carries a smartphone with them, and so if exposure or focus or composition needs to be checked, the camera can use WIFI to connect to the phone to seamlessly bring this up if needed. You could even use a smart watch!

There are so many possibilities for the M in the future, it just depends on in which direction Leica decides to go.

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

The RF coupling can be dropped if Leica decides to use a hybrid optical VF. The focus would be read from the sensor, as cameras do with EVFs, and a digitally simulated rangefinder patch could be used in the optical VF.
No more RF drifting, no more focus shifts from aperture changes, no more needing to calibrate lenses to the camera etc. But you still have the optical finder.

Frame line linkage can also be removed as the frame lines can be digitally displayed as a result of the camera recognizing what lens is mounted via the 6 bit coding.

Heck, even the LCD panel on the back can be dropped as with the new MD. Almost everyone carries a smartphone with them, and so if exposure or focus or composition needs to be checked, the camera can use WIFI to connect to the phone to seamlessly bring this up if needed. You could even use a smart watch!

There are so many possibilities for the M in the future, it just depends on in which direction Leica decides to go.

Meh, your ideas are really antiquated!
Cameras are completely unnecessary: implant the lens, become a Borg drone!

 

[mpaniagua]

..There are so many possibilities for the M in the future, it just depends on in which direction Leica decides to go...

which probably will be the same direction so far, which is making money for Leica.

 

[jaapv]

The RF coupling can be dropped if Leica decides to use a hybrid optical VF. The focus would be read from the sensor, as cameras do with EVFs, and a digitally simulated rangefinder patch could be used in the optical VF.
No more RF drifting, no more focus shifts from aperture changes, no more needing to calibrate lenses to the camera etc. But you still have the optical finder.

Frame line linkage can also be removed as the frame lines can be digitally displayed as a result of the camera recognizing what lens is mounted via the 6 bit coding.

Heck, even the LCD panel on the back can be dropped as with the new MD. Almost everyone carries a smartphone with them, and so if exposure or focus or composition needs to be checked, the camera can use WIFI to connect to the phone to seamlessly bring this up if needed. You could even use a smart watch!

There are so many possibilities for the M in the future, it just depends on in which direction Leica decides to go.

Fortunately Leica will not commit harakiri by producing a sonyfied M. If you wish for such a camera, look elsewhere, for instance an A7R or RX.
Consider that Leica is about the only camera maker actually turning a profit.

 

[Huss]

Fortunately Leica will not commit harakiri by producing a sonyfied M. If you wish for such a camera, look elsewhere, for instance an A7R or RX.

Those don't have optical VFs. This would remove hardware that drifts and causes inconsistencies in focus and framing, and would be transparent to the end user.

It could look and operate just like a traditional M, but with the latest technological advances. Leica is already making digital Ms. So why not make the best one possible?

And how would this be a Sonyfied M? It would still have the Leica look, and build. It would still have the Leica viewing mechanism. It would still have the simple Leica menus (if it has an LCD panel). It would still have the Leica control layout.

 

[Huss]

It was nice to see that Leica saw this thread, agreed with me, and made the new M10 smaller.
Now that is a company listening to their customer base!
😀