Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try using the UVIR filters. That solves the purple problems. The shutter was a bit of a surprise to me too - but the other way round. M8 feels like my DSLRs, but not as well balanced as the D3. M6...the release is so smooth I almost can't feel it. NOW I know why people say 1/2s handheld is possible... On Jun 5, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Ric Carter wrote: > It is astonishingly the same as the rest of my Ms. > > I'm not yet accustomed to the "thunk" rather than "click". > > As I usually walk with a single lens, I still have to think more > about which lens I'll grab, but am not thinking about it at all > when in the viewfinder. > > I'm trying to figure out what to do with my right thumb--it often > waves in the air. > > I'm taking different routes will driving since I don't have to fit > the film processor into my plans as often. > > Dislikes: > The number of people I see who are wearing purple. > Occasional weird greens in leaves. > Don't feel that I can drill down further when hard cropping is > needed. With film, I usually feel like I can scan again to improve > resolution. I know it's not really true, but I feel it. > > Likes: > Higher quality "scan" with zero effort. > Shooting f1 and 1.2 in normal light thanks to 1/8000 shutter. > > Of course, I've only had it a little more than a week and am trying > to learn LightRoom at the same time. My problem with it so far is > frequent corruption of the catalog. > > ric > > > > On Jun 4, 2009, at 5:24 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > >> So - after a few weeks now >> what do think / feel about >> your Leica M8 digital photography >> experience? > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein