Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]it seems to be only one option read lens info or no? but i am not sure what it does On 9/13/06, Jerry Justianto <jsjgroups@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad