Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry, Believe me, I understand the desire to stay with what works and delivers for you, especially if funds can then be directed to places that make sense. In my case going to interesting places. Wides are easily accommodated with the 12 and 15mm C/V lenses which you may already own. Effectively shooting at 5.6 is not an issue as ISO 1250 looks pretty good so an effective 21 indoors works. But heh, I just want Leica to be around so I can sample their new lenses. To keep them around someone needs to buy their products, in this case me. Keep pushing that shutter release, you will create and I could enjoy your vision. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 2/17/07, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote: > > Don, > > Why should I spend good money to buy a camera with such an imperfection? > > If I wanted one, I would not have to "break open the piggy bank". I > would just buy it. > > Anyway, they soon will be available on the used market for about > $3K Right? > > Besides that, I am a wide angle user and prefer a 21mm, and 35mm basic > setup. I > would prefer not to buy 16 and 28 mm lenses to equal my preferred fields > of view. > The next Digital M will, most likely, have full 24x36mm coverage and > will have the > IR problem solved without filters. > > I did bring all my M lenses to my local Leica dealer, and was willing > to buy a > memory card for the M8, so I could try the lenses on their demo M8. Most > of my > lenses were purchased originally at that location. I made my request. > They are still > laughing! > > Jerry > > > Alastair Firkin wrote: > > > > On 18/02/2007, at 0:14, Don Dory wrote: > > > >> Working with the M8 for a week I thought that I would follow our elder > >> statesman's (he grins) rules and KISS. So, set the ISO to 650, set > >> it to > >> DNG and out I go. With a fast top shutter speed and very limited noise > >> there really isn't much decision making about the camera other than > >> classic > >> aperture, shutter, and composition. Opening in ACR has been a snap, > >> white > >> balance has been very close to what I want without a lot of fiddling, > >> and > >> the auto exposure has been truly wonderful except in one or two truly > >> unusual situations; think a small beam of light hitting my subject > >> surrounded by darkness. > >> > >> So, for all you folks who have heard all the whiners, ignore the > >> whining, > >> break open the piggy bank, and buy one of these marvelous machines. It > >> truly is an M camera in all that designation signifies. Is it > >> perfect, no, > >> in fact one of my PAW's this week has a perfect example of the magenta > >> issue. But, for a camera that you can control and use like an M, it is > >> perfect. > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >