Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Summary: If you like the 42mm/53/75mm focal lengths and if you have good 28/35/50mm M lens... and if you like your M camera (and why would you be here if you don't, unless you are one of those heathen R shooters :-) ) and you have some money to burn... It is a nice camera. It is louder than an M7, people actually notice it when I shoot, unlike the M7 The manual frameline selector is a pain The crop factor is a pain (now I probably need to pick up an Ultron 28/1.9...) Not sure if the shutter is stepless like the M7 but what glorious images It handles much better than I thought. I like my M better, but this is not bad. It's only slightly bigger than the M7 and the operation is quite intuitive and simple The 1x VF is a joy What I have taken are mostly crappy stuff but a lot of them at 1.4, just to show it can be done and switching ASA on the fly as need including 1.4 and ASA1600 35/1.4, 50/1.4 at ASA 1600, the best available light shooter... Snapshots for sure http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/EPSN0005.jpg ASA1600 The only light is from the projector, 35/1.4ASPH @1.4 1/30? http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/LJPics/EPSN0115.jpg Night shot through the window glass (the upper flare spots are from the cheapie hotel window glass :-) ) ASA400, F5.6 or so @ 1/15 // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)