tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post3732165940429140792..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: WHAT’S NEXT FOR LEICA?LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-47633351405907819292012-10-10T13:13:56.437-05:002012-10-10T13:13:56.437-05:00The short answer is “no.” The megapixel race, whi...The short answer is “no.” The megapixel race, while once important, should have come to an end a while ago already. But it is oh so salable. The buying public in general has been conditioned to think that all it takes is more megapixels to increase camera performance. Nobody is ever talking about lenses, yet it is the lens that ultimately delivers the image to the sensor. To make sensors with a resolution that surpasses that of the lenses makes no sense. The ever increasing number of pixels of a full frame sensor, for instance, naturally necessitates making the individual pixels smaller to allow them to be all fitted in the full frame sensor space. At one point the individual pixels become so small that they exceed the resolution capabilities of the lenses used in conjunction with that sensor. With other words, we have a theoretical resolution that cannot possibly be met. At that point all that’s left is advertising potential.<br />I wrote about that very issue a while ago in an article, titled…<br />“THE MEGAPIXEL RACE - ARE THERE LIMITS?”<br />http://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-many-megapixels-can-camera-handle.html<br />Go take a look. It should answer your question.<br />LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-28232454213008450652012-10-10T13:05:40.375-05:002012-10-10T13:05:40.375-05:00Isn't 24 megapixels inadequate in comparison t...Isn't 24 megapixels inadequate in comparison to the competition?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-29971125008790213842012-10-05T14:31:26.777-05:002012-10-05T14:31:26.777-05:00I have no problem with criticism of Leica and thei...I have no problem with criticism of Leica and their products, as long as it is based on facts. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-82589698534181871512012-10-05T14:18:34.323-05:002012-10-05T14:18:34.323-05:00Why do some people appear to make it their mission...Why do some people appear to make it their mission to criticize Leica every chance they get?fschaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182426840411690711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-68849524300620006562012-10-04T14:23:33.725-05:002012-10-04T14:23:33.725-05:00With all due respect, what gives you cause for thi...With all due respect, what gives you cause for this extremely negative attitude? I have personally seen the M7 and MP being assembled in Solms. Maybe you should go and see for yourself, because nothing else apparently is sufficient to convince you.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-29706969398341706972012-10-04T13:50:10.743-05:002012-10-04T13:50:10.743-05:00I suspect they are just trying to sell whatever th...I suspect they are just trying to sell whatever they have left in stock of those cameras.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-42393957821535427592012-10-04T09:24:18.313-05:002012-10-04T09:24:18.313-05:00If you click on the Leica link at the top of this ...If you click on the Leica link at the top of this post, you will be redirected to the official Leica website. It clearly shows the M7 as well as the MP as part of the Leica product line. In addition, Stefan Daniel, Leica Director Product Management and Alfred Schopf, CEO of the Management Board of Leica Camera AG were recently asked at the Photokina if the M7 and MP will continue to be produced. Their answers were:<br /><br />Stefan Daniel: Yes, we will continue the production of the M7 and the MP. There is a continuing demand. While things remain that way we will keep on offering those cameras.<br /><br />Alfred Schopf: We will certainly not cease the production of our analog M in the year of Leica’s centennial.<br />LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-29760966512190428362012-10-04T09:07:54.013-05:002012-10-04T09:07:54.013-05:00Can you offer any proof of that?Can you offer any proof of that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-2198830417545273192012-10-03T16:39:02.144-05:002012-10-03T16:39:02.144-05:00Well, your expert opinion does not match reality. ...Well, your expert opinion does not match reality. Both the M7 and the M-P are currently in production and will continue to be made.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-75900322668452785012012-10-02T15:22:52.688-05:002012-10-02T15:22:52.688-05:00I doubt that in this digital age Leica is still ma...I doubt that in this digital age Leica is still making the film Leica M 7 and MP. They would loose their shirt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-90538676207673240032012-10-02T12:11:31.931-05:002012-10-02T12:11:31.931-05:00For those who can't handle all of the features...For those who can't handle all of the features offered by the Leica M there is always the Leica M-E, and for those that are solidly mired in the past, Leica still makes the M7 and the M-P. They don't force anyone to buy a camera that is too crammed with features.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469641643604325593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-9100278539118435852012-10-02T11:40:36.174-05:002012-10-02T11:40:36.174-05:00Nobody is promoting "cramming" anything....Nobody is promoting "cramming" anything. My suggestions are based on missing features in comparison to other makers cameras, plus some ideas of what else might come from Leica AG in the future.<br />You seem to be dissatisfied with what the new Leica M represents. I would find it a lot more constructive if you were to elaborate on that.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-65655684801089688462012-10-02T11:29:16.437-05:002012-10-02T11:29:16.437-05:00Are you promoting to cram even more features into ...Are you promoting to cram even more features into the M cameras?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com