Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don't know about Range Rovers, but the old Land Rovers just worked no matter what you did to them. Iso above 640 may be noisy, but never had any exposure or blank exposure at any iso. cheers, Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Williams" <zoeica at mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 9, 2011 2:12:26 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight? Range Rovers suffer the same problem right? Yes, I have never liked the results above 640iso on the M8. The M9 is much improved in low light, I had great results at 1600iso. Chris Williams www.zoeicaimages.net www.rebirthworkshops.com 504-231-6261 On Feb 9, 2011, at 2:03 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Just an update...while Leica is studying the original DNG file and > has fallen silent, I have just downloaded another batch of photos > shot on Sunday in a bar, and again out of 45 pics about 4 or 5 are > affected. This time I used a different card and a different lens, so > my only conclusion is that the M8 sensor cannot cope with low light > very well, or at least not my M8 sensor. Does not exactly inspire > confidence and gives me serious pause when considering any future > purchase of an M9. > > I am slowly coming to the conclusion (not just based on this > incident, but my overall experience) that Leica is like an Italian > sports car or motorcycle: brilliant when it works but unreliable. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 2011, at 8:01 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Just unloaded a memory card with about 60 Leica M8 images. Of >> those, four had annoying banding such as this one: >> >> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1166286723_jgdU7-O-LB >> >> This is the first time I have seen this since buying the M8 in >> December 2008. I suppose I should concluded that Leica's quality >> control is precisely tuned so that the thing starts acting up just >> after the 2-year warranty expires. >> >> Has anyone else encountered a similar problem? If this gets worse, >> I will have to send the M8 to Solms, good thing I have my GF-1.... >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan (not a happy camper this Monday morning) >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information