[Leica] RE: Trying to understand M8

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Hoppy,

Yes it will be interesting to see the performance with production M8's.  It 
sure is looking like a winner though from the first reports.  Now to 
convince SWMBO that I should really get one.  ;-)

Gene


-------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" 
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- 


> Gene, I'm really looking forward to the cameras getting out there in the 
> marketplace and some knowledgeable folk testing coded vs 
> non-coded results from a production camera (as well as all results from 
> the M8). 
> I hope LUG people like Henning and Tom A are in 
> that group. I'd be pleased to see what DP Review come up with, too. Herr 
> Puts, 
> I'm not so sure about. Every new article seems to 
> have more odd methodology and /or Canon content? 
> My own guess at this stage is that the wide angles ought to be most likely 
> to 
> demonstrate any improvements to be had from the bit 
> code driven algorithms. 
> 
> Cheers 
> Analog CPU Hoppy 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of 
> grduprey@mchsi.com 
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 September 2006 10:27 
> To: Leica Users Group 
> Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: Trying to understand M8 
> 
> Well, so far, only my 50 Summicron is on the list. The 35 Summilux non 
> Asph, 
> and the 90 Thin Tele-Elmarit are not on the list, so I 
> will not be getting them done. 
> 
> Gene 
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message from Henning Wulff : 
> -------------- 
> 
> 
> > At 2:09 PM +1000 9/17/06, G Hopkinson wrote: 
> > >Unlurk Bob, it's speculation, analysis frenzy time. 
> > >I read that the info from the coding is used for the RAW files and 
> > >is selectable. Makes sense to me. 
> > >No idea about the jpegs. 
> > > 
> > >Cheers 
> > >Hoppy 
> > 
> > Again, from what I saw there's no need for the coding if you can 
> > stand not having the focal length in the EXIF data. Rather than spend 
> > $100 or more a pop, I'm most of the way there to another lens. 
> > 
> > Wait for the release version; preferably get a hands on demonstration 
> > of coded vs. the same lens non-coded, and then decide. 
> > 
> > After that I think there will be few who will send their lenses off 
> > on a perilous and expensive journey to be tattooed. 
> > 
> > I'm past the age where tattooing appeals to me. 
> > 
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