How feasible is an RF micro adjust knob?

EdwardKaraa · 05-12-2012

Hey guys, I was thinking the other day about the AF micro adjust feature in DSLR, and it made me wonder why Leica couldn't make the RF adjustment user friendly with an external knob, just like a diopter knob. Matched with live view in a future model, it would become very easy to adjust the RF to perfection, even with different lenses. You just have to remember the 50 takes a +1 and the 35 a -3 and so on. What do you guys think? Shall we petition Leica for it?

jaapv · 05-12-2012

You can petition all you want, but the design of the M10 is set in concrete and it has no such knob. The ranger finder has four adjustment points which are all separate but the effects of three of them are interlocked. How are you going to implement that in a single control?

EdwardKaraa · 05-12-2012

Well that's up to the engineers not me. I only can suggest. If it's feasible or not is not for me to decide, hence the question.

jaapv · 05-12-2012

Well, the answer is that setting up such a mechanism, if at all possible, would probably add about 5 mm to the height of the camera and 750$ to the price. I cannot imagine that would raise enough enthusiasm to merit a petition.

Adrian Nasti · 05-22-2012

I think it's a good idea - not to be dismissed entirely. It's become more of an issue with digital M's so why not

jaapv · 05-22-2012

It would have to be at least three knobs, which must be twiddled expertly in conjunction - not doable as a user interface.

mdarnton · 05-22-2012

Leica should put the full set of knobs in, and then charge $1000 per incident to put them back where they belong, because you can be sure they'd be doing a whole lot of that.