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Subject: [Leica] Leica M8 batteries - Ebay update
From: zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:23:15 -0500
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Well I know the D3 shoots in darkness with low noise so that's a no  
brainer when I need more than 640iso :)

The D3 handles most of the posed stuff and images where I need more  
than just 1 frame per 3 secs. Yes, I said it, in my line of work fast  
AF is needed, sue me ;)

So as it currently stands, my last wedding had 450 Leica images and  
1200 Nikon images. Someone loan me an M9 and I bet I get 50/50 coverage.

Chris


Developed from my iHolga


On Mar 26, 2010, at 10:17 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com>  
wrote:

> [put on my curmudgeon hat in training]
>
> You know the difference between VC lens and Zeiss lens? $800 and may  
> be up
> to 10% image difference, probably less
> You know the difference between Zeiss lens and Leica lens? $2000  
> ($9000 in
> the case of Nocti vs. Nokton) and may be up to 5% image difference,  
> probably
> less.
>
> You know the difference between a cheap battery and a "certified  
> Leica"
> battery? (I don't know myself, it could be $100 and a logo)
>
> You do have 5 so that's pretty good insurance.
>
> So how do you decide to whether to swing your D3 vs. M8/9 into action?
>
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:58 PM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> I know a few weeks ago we had a discussion on off brand M8/M9  
>> batteries on
>> Ebay. Imode-Tech in Hong Kong were the sellers. I ordered 2 and can  
>> so far
>> report both batteries are excellent. That makes 5 M8 batteries, I  
>> think I'll
>> be okay now. I normally go through 2 a wedding, about 500-600 images.
>>
>> Chris Williams
>> www.zoeicaimages.net
>> www.rebirthworkshops.com
>> 504-231-6261
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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