Thanks David Interesting outcome. >From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [LRflex] R-10 Survey Results... >Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:01:21 -0700 > >All: >As promised, here are the results of the R-10 "Wish List" survey. > >Many people are very insistent that their pet feature is paramount, >and that I must somehow take that into account. However, sometimes >features, such as 'live view" , while intensely popular with a few, >are deeply unpopular with most. I fear that many will not be pleased >with the results! > >Please don't shoot me... I don't make up the answers... I just report >them! The survey will go to Leica (in the form presented below) >Wednesday. > >BTW: I am very disappointed with the turnout... of over 240 members, >just over 50 bothered to complete the questionnaire. To all those >who did, my most sincere thanks. You did a fine job and it was fun >compiling the answers. :-) > >Cheers! > >David. > > >------------------------------- > > >[1] A fine grained 35mm film is equivalent to about 22 million >pixels. However, given the current state of the art, the more pixels >packed onto a chip, the smaller each one will be. Thus, more >application is needed resulting in more "noise". OTOH, each >generation of chips improves things a bit. Assuming that noise can >be held to the same levels as currently enjoyed by the DMR, how many >pixels would you like to see in the next "R" camera? > >[A] 10mp? 2.2% >[B] 12mp? 10.9% >[C] 14mp? 13.0% >[D] 16mp? 23.9% >[E] 18mp? 8.7% >[F] 20mp? 23.9% >[G] Don't care. 17.4% > >[2] Full frame sensors create their own problems with vignetting, due >to the angle the light rays hit the outer pixels. This problem is >less pronounced in reflex cameras than in rangefinder ones, due to >the need to keep the rear lens elements out of the way of the mirror. >And, they allow wide angle lenses to work as they were >intended. APS-C sized sensors (as in the current DMR) are lower in >cost, have virtually no vignetting problems and give an advantage to >tele lens users. Your preference for sensor size would be... > >[A] Full Frame 56.5% >[B] APS-C or 15.2% >[C] somewhere in between? 28.3% > > >[3] Sensor format: Many small "Point & Pray" digi-cameras use the >16:9 aspect ratio of the new wide screen TV's. 35mm (and the M8, DMR >and nearly all other dSLR's) uses the classic 3:2 format. Should >the next "R" camera use > >[A] the classic 3:2 (35mm) format or 93.5% >[B] the new 16:9 "wide screen" format? 4.3% > > >[4] Many have criticized the R8 and R9 for their size.... yet praised >them for their ergonomics. Would you prefer the mythical "R10" to be > >[A] similar in size to the R8 & R9, 41.3% >[B] similar to the R8 or R9 with DMR (or motor drive) attached 8.7% >[C] smaller, like the R4 through 7 models, 30.4% >[D] somewhere in between the R7 and R9 or 19.6% >[E} even larger than the R9 w/DMR? 0.0% > > >[5] Newer, polycarbonate bodied cameras are considerably lighter than >the current 'R' cameras from Leica. How important is it to you that >the next generation be lighter bodies? > >[A] Very important 28.3 % >[B] not important or 45.7 % >[C] doesn't matter. 26.1 % > > >[6] Current R cameras offer a variety of exposure modes... Aperture >Priority, Shutter Priority, Programme mode and Manual. Please >indicate which mode (A, S, P, M) you use the most and give a >percentage of use. (For instance, I use only Aperture Priority, so >my answer would be A - 100%. Someone else might be A - 60%, P - >40%) Please list all modes you use and the percentages you use each one. > >Aperture Priority 56% >Shutter Priority 5% >Program Mode 16% >Manual 23% > > >[7] Current R cameras offer Spot, Center-weighted and Matrix >metering. Please list the exposure modes (S,C,M) and the percentages >of use for each, (as above). > >Spot metering: 39.4% >Center-weighted: 22.2% >Matrix Metering: 38.5% > > >[8] Current Autofocus cameras utilize plastic (polycarbonate) lens >barrels. Their lower mass means that they can be focused more quickly >with smaller motors (read lightweight and longer battery >life). Would you want the next R to have autofocus if it meant >going to such lenses? > >[A] Yes. 42.2% >[B] No. 57.8% > > >[9] If Leica were able to build autofocus lenses that maintained the >traditional Leica build quality and materials (as well as decent >battery life), would you want the next 'R" camera to have >autofocus? > >[A] Yes 52.2% >[B] No. 47.8% > > >[10] If you prefer not to have autofocus, or if you would use >existing Leica MF lenses on the new 'R' camera, how important is >focus confirmation? > >[A] Very important 28.3% >[B] Somewhat important 47.8% >[C] Not important at all. 24.4% > > > >[11] If Leica were (able) to design autofocus lenses for the 'R' >series... such a change might necessitate a different lens >mount. How important is it that any newer lens mount be compatible >with your existing R lenses? > >[A] Absolutely must be compatible, 82.2% >[B] it would be nice, but not absolutely necessary 15.6% >[C] not important at all. 2.2% > > > >[12] If the lens mount were to be changed, it might be possible to >make an adapter which would allow the use of existing lenses in >Aperture Priority mode only. Would this route be > >[A] acceptable to you 73.3% >[B] Not acceptable? 26.7% > > >[13] How important is it to you to have a large LCD screen for >menus/'chimping"? > >[A] Very important, 26.7% >[B] somewhat important, 55.6% >[C] not important. 17.8% > > >[14] Bearing in mind that having "live view" in an SLR means >siphoning some light from the finder to a second sensor, how >important "live view" ... ie: the LCD screen constantly shows what >the camera is "seeing"? > >[A] Very important 8.9% >[B] somewhat important, 6.7% >[C] not important. 84.4% > > >[15] The R8 & R9 finders are amongst the brightest and best anywhere, >and probably second only to the finders in the Leica SL. How >important is finder brightness to you? Should the next 'R' camera's >finder be: > >[A] as bright as the SL's finder, 44.4% >[B] as bright as the R8/9, 37.8% >[C] as bright as the R7 finder 8.9% >[D] acceptable at a lower level of brightness. 6.7% > > >[16] How important is battery life? Remember the longer the life, >the larger (and heavier) the battery. So, within the constraints of >reasonable weight and size (and the number of shot you take in an >average day) , how many shots would you like to see on a single >charge. > >[A] 150 (the current DMR's level) 20.0% >[B] 190 (the current M8's level) 26.7% >[C] 250 40.0% >[D] 400 or more? 13.3% > > >[17] Speed is an issue. Do you use a winder or motor with your >current camera. How fast should the next "R" be capable of >shooting? > >[A] 2 fps, 33.3% >[B] 4 fps, 55.6% >[C] 6 fps, 11.1% >[C] more. 0.0% > > >[18] The other speed issue is that of writing to the memory >cards. Faster writing means you can empty the buffer and shoot more >rapidly, but faster processors consume more battery power. To you, is > > >[A] battery life more important than card writing speed, or 40.0% >[B] speed of writing to cards more important than battery life? 60.0% > > >[19] Mechanical noise is always a factor in any camera. Recently I >used a Nikon D-200 and was pleasantly surprised at it's lower noise >level. How important is it to you that the new "R" be mechanically >quieter than the current models? > >[A] very important, 31.1% >[B] not too important or 57.8% >[C] not important at all. 11.1% > > >[20] Price is always a factor. Remembering that the new M8 is >approximately US$5000 and the R9/DMR combo is around $7,500, what >would you expect pay for a new Leica 'R' - assuming it has most of >the features you want? > >[A] $4000, 28.9% >[B] $5000, 48.9% >[C] $6000, 15.6% >[D] $7000, 4.4% >[E] $8000, 2.2% >[F] More than $8000. 0.0% > > > > >--- > >David Young, >Logan Lake, CANADA > >Wildlife Photographs: http://www.telyt.com/ >Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt > > > > > > >------ >Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm >Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt/lrflex.htm Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/