"Mass Production" M60 style M coming on March 10th?

oh sorry. lol. you got me good there.

so simplified menu = iso dial. 😉


Oh hey I also just realized my M4-P has even further simplified menu = EMPTY ISO dial so you can WRITE on it to memorize.
 
Actually, that could kinda work on modern CMOS sensors right? It's pretty much the native base sensitivity then digitally pushing it. So M-D could even skip ISO setting all together and you'd just push. 😉
 
Pablito said:
For a more film-like experience, the camera could be limited to one ISO setting. You could buy the ISO 400 model or the ISO 100 model. For a premium price, you could get the ISO 1600 "push" model.
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This will never happen. Increasing ISO only amplifies the global luminance after the shutter closes. All digital photographs are recorded at base ISO (100 or 200 depending on the data stream design). With current sensor technologies base ISO will always be 100 or 200.

For raw shooters this problem is solved. Any camera with an ISO invariant data stream (i.e., electronic read noise due to analog signal amplification is not a function of ISO) can be used at base ISO all the time. The global luminance can be pushed during raw rendering. For most ISO-inavaiant cameras at least three stop post-production push (200 to 1600) provides excellent results. Oddly this is somewhat like the film experience as the sensor is often underexposed which means chimping is futile.

For JPEG users you idea would be practical, but extremely unpopular.
 
Tijmendal said:
What the hell is a stepped top plate? I've heard talk about this before, but can't for the life of me figure out what it means.
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I think it refers to the step next to the shutter dial:

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jsrockit said:
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I always believed the "step" is the step down next to the viewfinder window on the right in the above picture. It's where the rewind knob is on all the film Leica M cameras. There wasn't that step on the M8 and M8.2. It first appeared on the M9 with all its variations, then disappeared when the Leica M digital came out. I guess it's back on newer variations of the Leica M digital.
 
Yeah at least that's what I was referring to: step next to VF.

I like that step on M9 and M 262 personally.

Maybe they can bring back the M3/2 style knob there and use that for exp comp or smething. 😉
 
Others have already pointed out the step. It's literally a 'step' on the top plate next to the VF.

Tijmendal said:
What the hell is a stepped top plate? I've heard talk about this before, but can't for the life of me figure out what it means.
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Style. Just like all film M's where the rewind knob was located. Never liked the flat look of the M8 or M240 top plate. The 'step' just looks right.

olakiril said:
what is it used for?
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