The new Leica M?<\/i><\/p>\n
Call me dated. Say I am out of touch. Ridicule my love of the mechanical age.<\/p>\n
I have no problem with any of those accusations as all are true.<\/p>\n
So when I wrote a while back, not a little intrigued, of the Panasonic G1<\/a>, it was for no other reason than that this photographer’s schnozzer<\/i> sensed a possibility in the making.<\/p>\n Revolution? Why, yes. A modern Leica M for the digital set because, whether you like it or not, we are all members. Meaning small, fast, quiet and with large aperture lenses for low light work.<\/p>\n And we all know who designs the lenses for the best Panny designs, don’t we? Can you say Leica?<\/p>\n These thoughts were brought to the fore when DP Review<\/a> published its analysis of the Panasonic G1. To cut to the chase, it’s not ready for prime time any more than the L1 (which at least looked like a Leica M) was. But you have to respect where Panny is going with this.<\/p>\n Meaning they are inching closer to the Leica ideal – small, quiet, fast, unobtrusive.<\/p>\n Now all they need to do is throw the design book out of the window and …. take a hard look at the form factor of the Leica M – but 33% smaller this time. And it wouldn’t hurt to have a viewfinder that works in something less than California sunshine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The new Leica M? Call me dated. Say I am out of touch. Ridicule my love of the mechanical age. I have no problem with any of those accusations as all are true. So when I wrote a while back, not a little intrigued, of the Panasonic G1, it was for no other reason than … Continue reading Something’s afoot at Panasonic<\/span>