Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/13

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Subject: [Leica] Leica M240
From: henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:51:19 -0700
References: <F4A78B27-7673-48AA-82D9-F7B809AC7574@me.com>, <6C0C8D0D-427B-45E4-8748-8D585DD4B6A1@archiphoto.com><80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9B6FB2EC0@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org><834F2D15-FA08-418C-9B35-FF9A0126C84C@archiphoto.com> <C010CEAE93D44BDDA0FCCC0356ECB3F4@jimnichols> <ADEC949D670847ABA2A8169E64A18833@jimnichols>

After my tests with various cameras and cards a little while ago, I decided 
to stick with Class 10 cards. I have a lot of those right now. I haven't 
tried faster cards on the M240, as I've only had the camera for a week and a 
half.

Henning



On 2013-03-13, at 10:08 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Too early for me!  I should have typed M240, not M9. 
> Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at 
> lighttube.net>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 12:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M240
> 
> 
>> Hi Henning,
>> 
>> Owning neither the M8 nor M9, I'm just a casual observer.  However, from 
>> what I have read, wait times can be card dependent.  Are you using the 
>> fastest cards available for the M9?
>> 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw at 
>> archiphoto.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 11:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M240
>> 
>> 
>>> I sometimes shoot 7 shots in 15 seconds, all single shot. Then I get to 
>>> wait, and if the next good moment comes up 5 seconds after the last 
>>> shot??? It's just a slow camera.
>>> 
>>> Henning
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 2013-03-12, at 1:59 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> That does not sound right, as (what I call) single shots I have never 
>>>> hit the buffer. If you mean 'many' (about 7 or 8) shots in 4 secsonds 
>>>> on single shot mode that is different...
>>>> 
>>>> john
>>>> ________________________________________
>>>> on behalf of Henning Wulff [henningw at archiphoto.com]
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I would say that that major improvement in the new M is the speed. I 
>>>> never have to wait for the camera, as I do with the M9. If I do single 
>>>> shots, which is 99% of the time, I really can't outshoot it, whereas 
>>>> the M9 often required me to wait 30 seconds until the buffer cleared, 
>>>> which is a long time. Reviewing shots is also much faster.
>>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> Henning Wulff
>>> henningw at archiphoto.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
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Henning Wulff
henningw at archiphoto.com






In reply to: Message from gerry.walden at me.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] Leica M240)
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Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] Leica M240)
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