tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post8626054705620168861..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: LEICA’S FIRST MIRRORLESS CAMERALEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-66493209310048086142020-04-15T18:26:52.197-05:002020-04-15T18:26:52.197-05:00Not at all. It is the lack of the mirror in the S...Not at all. It is the lack of the mirror in the SLR viewfinder which has to flip out of the way every time a photograph is taken. The replacement of the SLR viewfinder with an electronic finder resulted in the 'mirrorless' designation. As far as the Leica M cameras is concerned, I addressed that issue in the article.<br /><br />LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-12626579391264943112020-04-15T16:14:48.738-05:002020-04-15T16:14:48.738-05:00Ah, so it's not the lack of a mirror which mak...Ah, so it's not the lack of a mirror which makes it "mirrorless" (..because that would make the M8, M9, etcetera, "mirrorless", too).<br />The definition "mirrorless" means, then, "EVF". So the lack of a mirror isn't the important thing; it's having an electronic finder. I see; how weird.David B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-11398274406742757512020-04-15T15:02:10.171-05:002020-04-15T15:02:10.171-05:00By definition, the Digilux 1 was a viewfinder came...By definition, the Digilux 1 was a viewfinder camera with an optical viewfinder. The generally accepted definition of a mirrorless camera has an electronic viewfinder in place of an optical, reflex viewfinder as in all SLR cameras.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-28172950287983486212020-04-15T13:13:20.314-05:002020-04-15T13:13:20.314-05:00"..the Leica Digilux 2 was the first mirrorle..."..the Leica Digilux 2 was the first mirrorless camera from Leica.."<br /><br />Really; how odd! So what's this Digilux 1 I'm holding in my hand right now?David B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-39300170719618037402020-04-15T10:01:39.649-05:002020-04-15T10:01:39.649-05:00Damn you, now you made me feel bad for having sold...Damn you, now you made me feel bad for having sold my Digilux 2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-80031766581755107032020-04-15T10:01:09.055-05:002020-04-15T10:01:09.055-05:00Yes, with the electronic visoflex finderYes, with the electronic visoflex finderLEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-58663813791355812512020-04-15T10:00:48.937-05:002020-04-15T10:00:48.937-05:00Are you using the Nikkor and Novoflex lenses on yo...Are you using the Nikkor and Novoflex lenses on your Leica M240?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-18399163735274628122020-04-15T10:00:10.765-05:002020-04-15T10:00:10.765-05:00My main cameras is a Leica M240 with 15mm Voidtlän...My main cameras is a Leica M240 with 15mm Voidtländer, a 28mm Elmarit, a 50mm Summicron, and a 90mm and 135mm Elmarit. Other non Leica lenses I use are a 55mm and 105mm Nikon Micro Nikkor and a 200mm and 400mm Novofles.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-62927332976187878522020-04-15T09:59:36.712-05:002020-04-15T09:59:36.712-05:00What other Leicas besides the Digilux 2 do you hav...What other Leicas besides the Digilux 2 do you have?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-25419020702613768602020-04-15T09:58:58.900-05:002020-04-15T09:58:58.900-05:00Those were taken with a Leica M240 with 90mm f/2.8...Those were taken with a Leica M240 with 90mm f/2.8 ElmaritLEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-87169992638302801872020-04-15T09:58:41.217-05:002020-04-15T09:58:41.217-05:00What did you take the photo's of the camera wi...What did you take the photo's of the camera with?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-418270172516398022020-04-15T09:58:06.572-05:002020-04-15T09:58:06.572-05:00Yes, I can assure you that all pictures in this ar...Yes, I can assure you that all pictures in this article (except the photos of the camera) were taken with the Leica Digilux 2LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-34314817816402517222020-04-15T09:57:35.185-05:002020-04-15T09:57:35.185-05:00I just took a closer look at the cropped eye. The ...I just took a closer look at the cropped eye. The detail is amazing, you can even make out some detail in the reflection of the umbrella light. Are you sure this was not taken with another camera?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-19768894944787711842020-04-15T09:57:00.265-05:002020-04-15T09:57:00.265-05:00Yes indeed. The Digilux 2 is a great example that ...Yes indeed. The Digilux 2 is a great example that shows that a low pixel count (by today's standards) does not automatically mean poor results. But the general public has been brainwashed into thinking that more pixels automatically means better pictures.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-23177675953824209582020-04-15T09:56:37.480-05:002020-04-15T09:56:37.480-05:00These results are astonishing for a 5 megapixel ca...These results are astonishing for a 5 megapixel camera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com