[Leica] Converted to B&W

[John McMaster]

Of course the new one is better, in the way that the M240 is better than the M9, but the original Monochrom is very usable at 5000ISO and OK up to 10,000

john

-----Original Message-----

Supposedly that's the reason they used the M240 CMOS sensor in the new MM instead of the M9 CCD that is in the older one.

Tina

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 6:15 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:

> Odd, I would have thought you were in a minority ;-)
>
> john
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> Not in my experience at all.
>
> Tina
>
> On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 6:09 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
> wrote:
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> > Really not sure what you mean, while the new Monochrom has even 
> > higher ISOs the original Monochrom is far better at high ISO than 
> > the M240
> >
> > john
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > PESO:
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> > I converted one of the high ISO M240 photos to B&W:
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/160146038
> >
> > If the new M246 can combine the higher ISOs of the M240 with the 
> > tonality of the MM, it might be worth considering!!
> >
> > Tina
> >