{"id":439333,"date":"2022-10-05T00:36:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T04:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=439333"},"modified":"2022-10-05T00:42:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T04:42:32","slug":"leica-m12-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/leica-m12-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"LEICA M12 SUGGESTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some design suggestions for the Leica M12:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">True minimalism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"778\" data-attachment-id=\"439334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/leica-m12-suggestions\/54b8134e-1b39-4c1a-850e-73fc744384a5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/54B8134E-1B39-4C1A-850E-73FC744384A5.jpeg?fit=1324%2C873&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1324,873\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leica m12 concept Eric Kim\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/54B8134E-1B39-4C1A-850E-73FC744384A5.jpeg?fit=1324%2C873&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/54B8134E-1B39-4C1A-850E-73FC744384A5.jpeg?resize=1180%2C778&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Leica m12 concept Eric Kim\" class=\"wp-image-439334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/54B8134E-1B39-4C1A-850E-73FC744384A5.jpeg?w=1324&amp;ssl=1 1324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/54B8134E-1B39-4C1A-850E-73FC744384A5.jpeg?resize=768%2C506&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/54B8134E-1B39-4C1A-850E-73FC744384A5.jpeg?resize=920%2C607&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><figcaption><em>The function, FN button is unaesthetic. The FN concept is not intuitive. Also the thumbs up grip integration in the back is ugly. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first design suggestion is this: become more ruthless about transforming the new like a M digital camera into minimalist perfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get rid of the things that nobody uses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, nobody uses that lever in the front of the Leica M rangefinder camera. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"629\" data-attachment-id=\"439335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/leica-m12-suggestions\/962ee0b2-a7df-4898-84b1-3c766fc1494c\/\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"482\" data-attachment-id=\"439336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/leica-m12-suggestions\/e9c80e7b-1510-4427-94fe-b658f0cf03b4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/E9C80E7B-1510-4427-94FE-B658F0CF03B4.jpeg?fit=1668%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1668,681\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"E9C80E7B-1510-4427-94FE-B658F0CF03B4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/E9C80E7B-1510-4427-94FE-B658F0CF03B4.jpeg?resize=920%2C376&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, get rid of the button in the top right corner of the Leica M rangefinder digital camera. nobody knows what that button is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Differentiation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big problem about the new Leica M 11 is this; it is virtually undistinguishable from the prior generation Leica M 10. Therefore, it is my belief that there is no real strong incentive or motivation for photographers to either buy an M 11 over an M 10, or upgrade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A simple suggestion is make the <strong>Leica M12 have an all black dot<\/strong>, with the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Leica\u00e2\u20ac\u009d script in white. At least superficially, it looks different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"629\" data-attachment-id=\"439348\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/05\/leica-m12-suggestions\/40d97d77-75b5-4a2f-9bf5-7c40f8b2eaa1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/40D97D77-75B5-4A2F-9BF5-7C40F8B2EAA1.jpeg?fit=1668%2C889&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1668,889\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"40D97D77-75B5-4A2F-9BF5-7C40F8B2EAA1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/40D97D77-75B5-4A2F-9BF5-7C40F8B2EAA1.jpeg?fit=1668%2C889&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/40D97D77-75B5-4A2F-9BF5-7C40F8B2EAA1.jpeg?resize=1180%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-439348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/40D97D77-75B5-4A2F-9BF5-7C40F8B2EAA1.jpeg?w=1668&amp;ssl=1 1668w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/40D97D77-75B5-4A2F-9BF5-7C40F8B2EAA1.jpeg?resize=768%2C409&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/40D97D77-75B5-4A2F-9BF5-7C40F8B2EAA1.jpeg?resize=1536%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/40D97D77-75B5-4A2F-9BF5-7C40F8B2EAA1.jpeg?resize=920%2C490&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some design suggestions for the Leica M12: True minimalism The first design suggestion is this: become more ruthless about transforming the new like a M digital camera into minimalist perfection. 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