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Subject: [Leica] 90mm Hexanon or Elmarit on M8? -DAS
From: dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella)
Date: Fri Mar 16 17:04:09 2007
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Thanks Mehrdad.

I saw the back focus questions on RFF, but it seemed to be isolated  
to that place.  I saw some really stunning pictures out of East  
Berlin with it.

Dante

On Feb 26, 2007, at 4:32 PM, mehrdad wrote:

> I ran some test with the 90mm konica with an attached tiffen hot
> filter (cheap ir filter), blk colors look good, sharpness wide open
> and closed down looks good, contrast a little low and needs adjusting.
>
> here are some example
>
> @ 2.8 and 5.6
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/msadat/LeicaKonica90mm
>
> On 2/25/07, Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote:
>> >
>> > Ok, a few quick questions for the M8 early adopters.
>> >
>> > 1.    Practically, how usable is the 90mm focal length on an M8  
>> (eq. to
>> > 118mm)?  I really don't like the 135mm framelines, but with no  
>> M8s in
>> > my area to look at, I have no idea what to expect.
>>
>> I have had no worries with the 90 elmarC focus is spot on and  
>> framing is
>> "generous" if you want tight framing, you need to have the frames  
>> slightly
>> inside the desired image.
>>
>> >
>> > 2.    At the 90mm setting, are the framelines large enough to
>> > differentiate the focusing spot from the frame?
>>
>> Yes
>>
>> >
>> > 3.    Does anyone have any experience with a 90 Hexanon on the  
>> M8?  Any
>> > weird imaging characteristics that come out with digital?
>>
>> no
>>
>> > 4.    How does the 35/1.4 ASPH Summiliux perform on the M8?
>>
>> Stunning: but its strange to use in and feel like you need to use a
>> wideangle!!! I'm used to the 35 handling most subjects and now it  
>> acts
>> more like a Nocti
>>
>> >
>> > 5.    In practical terms, when traveling, what kind of battery  
>> life do
>> > people get?
>>
>> At least a 2 gig card and better: cleaning the sensor uses a lot  
>> of power:
>> I tend to blow it off after each recharge and then shoot from there
>>
>> Great camera, but to me it still feels a bit heavy and on "roids.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
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>
>
> -- 
>  -------------------------------------
>  regards, mehrdad
>
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In reply to: Message from dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella) ([Leica] 90mm Hexanon or Elmarit on M8? -DAS)
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