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Subject: [Leica] some M8 info first hand
From: jsjgroups at gmail.com (Jerry Justianto)
Date: Wed Sep 13 20:23:13 2006
References: <440b792d0609131625g558ddb9bo7e1a6c4e291a9571@mail.gmail.com> <4cfa589b0609131952m437aa34r53f7b4556de4d0de@mail.gmail.com>

Can you tell more about
> menu option to read in the new lens codes only, no manual way of
telling about none digital converted lenses

Does it mean that if we use olf M lenses, we can't use all the
options?  I thought we still can shoot it with the non digital lenses.

JSJ


On 9/14/06, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for this information, Mehrdad! I don't "hear" the R8 shutter
> as being loud - but you compared it to the M6 (etc) and think it's
> louder?
>
> Thanks for these impressions.
>
> adam
>
> On 9/13/06, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 1) First of it is a very light, lighter than m7. it is made out of
> > magnesium with brass tops and bottom.
> >
> > 2) it takes sd card and battery through the bottom plate
> >
> > 3) view finder coverage from 24-90
> >
> > 4) it is loud, no more cloth shutters, mettal shutter
> >
> > 5) covers high ISO but i don't know the quality at high ISO
> >
> > 6) continuous shooting!!
> >
> > 7) menu option to read in the new lens codes only, no manual way of
> > telling about none digital converted lenses
> >
> > 8) DNG file format
> >
> > 9) feels real good in hands and feels like M
> >
> > 10) the menu system looks like DMR, same style
> >
> > 11) it comes in two colors blk and silver, i assume, we will see blk
> > paint at some point also
> >
> > 12) a small view finder on the top shows the number of images left on 
> > the card
> >
> > 13) quality of the pics, i don't know
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   -------------------------------------
> >   regards, mehrdad
> >
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