A Leica T Review

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Post by constantinum » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 1:54 PM UTC

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Post by Htsthbjig » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:10 PM UTC

Oh, Good news!.

I love photography but I hate so much having to carry enormous cameras just because analog were so voluminous and they put a digital sensor on an old analog case.

I bought different Sony NEX cameras for this reason and I use those a lot.

Good news to see other camera makers(canon,leica) listening.

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Post by not-hacker-news » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:16 PM UTC

How did this make it into "Hacker News" ?

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Post by kybernetyk » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:18 PM UTC

> The T costs $1850 and the Sunmmicron-T 2/23 ASPH $1950. Yes, the Leica isn’t exactly a bargain.

I'm surprised it's that cheap. The M8 did cost somewhere around $4500 (without a lens) when it was introduced.

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Post by wyager » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:30 PM UTC

not-hacker-news wrote: post #3

How did this make it into "Hacker News" ?

Alt. title: "Hipster News".

But seriously, good question. I like stuff like this, but I have no idea how it fits the content of this site.

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Post by photoGrant » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:32 PM UTC

kybernetyk wrote: post #4

> The T costs $1850 and the Sunmmicron-T 2/23 ASPH $1950. Yes, the Leica isn’t exactly a bargain. I'm surprised it's that cheap. The M8 did cost somewhere around $4500 (without a lens) when it was introduced.

It's this cheap because it's a Point and Shoot and not a Rangefinder.

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Post by Aloha » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:35 PM UTC

For the less money, I'd go buy a cannon fixed lens point and shoot - or for about the same money I'd go get two real cameras, and EOS-1 Film, and a EOS-5D with a 50mm f/1.8 to share among them.

Leica makes a very pretty camera - but not one I'd purchase for the task of making pictures.

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Post by Zigurd » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:42 PM UTC

Unlike the M series, which remains unique in many ways, this seems unimpressive compared to some other interchangeable-lens cameras.

A 16MP APS-C sensor was available in the NEX-5 several years ago, and the tiny magnesium body of the NEX-5 is sexy as hell.

I would look at the Sony and Samsung compact interchangeable lens cameras if you want the best sensors, lens choice, and UI. The Sony a6000 is an awesome camera by any measure. Some of the new Samsungs have a "Google logo" Android complete with Google's suite of proprietary apps, and Google is doing some interesting things with the camera APIs.

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Post by nandreev » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:43 PM UTC

Nice design. Still, I prefer a viewfinder (as a built-in EVF/OVF, not as a $600 accessory)

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Post by antics » Sat, Aug 16, 2014, 4:45 PM UTC

I apologize for my ignorance, but does anyone know the brand and model of that unusual watch about a third of the way down the page?