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michael_chmilar

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  1. <p>The new 2.0.1.5 firmware released today should fix the LTM adapter problems:</p> <ul> <li>Live view is now possible with every lens (including older screw lenses via an adapter) using “manual lens detection”</li> </ul>
  2. <p>When the M240 is using live view, the shutter is open. The camera closes the shutter when the lens is removed (to protect the sensor), and opens it when a lens is attached.<br> It is probably using the lens detection to decide if a lens is attached.<br> The other digital M's do not have live view, so they don't need this sensor protection mechanism.</p>
  3. <p>Bill, the eternal question with the digital M Leicas is: when is it time to jump in.</p> <p>I waited through the M8 and M9 models because I felt that the compromises were too great, considering their prices.</p> <p>When the M 240 came out, I was more interested because Live View enabled some new capabilities, such as using longer lenses, and wider lenses without external viewfinders. I still waited quite a while until some consensus was found amongst reviewers and users about the strengths and weaknesses of the new 240 before I decided to buy one.</p> <p>Given the high price of the M digital cameras, it is not something I will consider "upgrading" every two or three years. In fact, one of my dilemmas was whether to wait another three years for Leica's next generation, or buy the 240, knowing that I would be keeping it for a long time and not dropping another seven grand for its successor.</p>
  4. <p><em>"It also provides the choice of white or red framelines."</em><br> <em>What would be the point of that?</em></p> Does frameline color choice create some disadvantage? As to its advantage, if your subject is mostly white, the white framelines might be difficult to distinguish, so switch to red. Invert for red subjects. <p><a name="pagebottom"></a></p>
  5. <p>On the subject of the LED lit framelines in the viewfinder, there are two criticisms of it:<br> 1) You have to turn the camera on to see the framelines.<br> 2) The frameline preview selector has been removed, so you can no longer use it to decide what lens to attach.</p> <p>On the other hand, the LED illumination eliminates some of the criticisms about the optical illumination (ie. that it becomes very dim in low light, or if something is blocking the window). It also provides the choice of white or red framelines.</p> <p>When you speak of the 28/35/50 lens, I assume you mean the Tri-Elmar (often referred to as MA-TE to distinguish it from the 16/18/21 Tri-Elmar WA-TE).</p> <p>One nice thing about the MA-TE on the M 240 is that changing the lens between 28, 50, and 35 will bring up all of the different frameline combinations, so it makes up (somewhat) for the lack of frameline preview selector.</p>
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