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Subject: [Leica] M9 tests
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:27:25 +0100
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Thanks Roger. I had thought there was a secret behind the series  
excellent colours that was related to multiple takes ...
An aside: I use a D700 myself and have never reached its buffer  
limits :-)
Bien cordialement de Metz
Philippe

Le 18 janv. 12 ? 17:23, Roger Hart a ?crit :

>
> Philippe,
>
> Very good point, and had I not been at an auto show where cars were
> spinning around on turntables, I probably would never have found out
> about the buffer. I normally shoot auto shows with a Nikon D3S which
> has a buffer of more than 30 frames...so it's rarely an issue. At
> times while shooting racing, I've hit the buffer with the Nikon, but
> it happens rarely.
>
> As I said earlier, the buffer issue with the M9 is a minor one, and it
> seems as if I were shooting compressed DNG files rather than
> uncompressed, I would not have had an issue.
>
>
> Roger Hart
> Detroit
> USA
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:01 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr 
> > wrote:
>> Nice rendition Roger
>>
>> But why do you want to shoot more than 7 frames of static objects  
>> in a row?
>>
>> Ph
>>
>> Le 18 janv. 12 ? 16:22, Roger Hart a ?crit :
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Bob,
>>>
>>> Well, it might worth a try. You would not be disappointed.!
>>>
>>>
>>> Roger
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:56 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at 
>>> gmail.com 
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Roger, I started out shooting uncompressed with my M9 and quickly
>>>> switched, saving file size and time.  Also, if you are shooting  
>>>> both
>>>> dng+jpg the buffer will fill up much faster; most of us I think are
>>>> now shooting just dng.
>>>>
>>>> Now to the important stuff: If you could score a loaner M9 and 21mm
>>>> Summilux, could I score a loaner 911?
>>>>
>>>> ;-)
>>>>
>>>> --Bob
>>>>
>>>> ==On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Roger Hart <rhart76 at gmail.com>  
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the point, Herb. I was shooting uncompressed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Roger Hart
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 17, 2012, at 8:41 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org>  
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Regarding the delay after you took seven shots: Are you using
>>>>>> compressed or uncompressed DNG? I raised the question some time  
>>>>>> ago on the
>>>>>> LUG and everyone who responded said they could detect no  
>>>>>> difference between
>>>>>> compressed and uncompressed results. By compressing the DNGs,  
>>>>>> you cut in
>>>>>> half the file size and therefore speed up the camera's storing  
>>>>>> of the raw
>>>>>> data. The respondents said they compressed the DNGs for that  
>>>>>> reason, not to
>>>>>> save disc space.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Herb
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well, I went and did it to myself this time: A simple camera  
>>>>>>> test has
>>>>>>> camera lust. I was able to get a loaner M9, along with a 21mm
>>>>>>> Summilux, to test for a few days. With the Detroit auto show  
>>>>>>> opening,
>>>>>>> also known as the North American International Auto Show, I  
>>>>>>> loaded up
>>>>>>> the M9 to see if it is something I could live without. I've  
>>>>>>> been an M8
>>>>>>> owner and user nearly since the camera was introduced, and  
>>>>>>> other than
>>>>>>> the crop sensor, I have no problems with the camera. But the  
>>>>>>> M9 has
>>>>>>> widened my eyes a bit further...the full-frame sensor does  
>>>>>>> make a
>>>>>>> difference, and the larger files are nice to work with. My  
>>>>>>> only real
>>>>>>> issue with the camera is that I kept filling up the buffer while
>>>>>>> shooting the cars on the stands. Seven frames and I was left  
>>>>>>> waiting.
>>>>>>> This seems way worse than in the M8...granted, the files are  
>>>>>>> larger,
>>>>>>> but it was one thing that I really didn't like about the  
>>>>>>> camera. But
>>>>>>> certainly not a deal-breaker.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here is a link to some photos: http://gallery.me.com/rhart76#100361
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> All are shot with a 28mm Elmarit, except where noted.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Roger Hart
>>>>>>> Detroit
>>>>>>> USA
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Herbert Kanner
>>>>>> kanner at acm.org
>>>>>> 650-326-8204
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
>>>>>>
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