Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dante, The 90 is very useable especially if you use the 1.25 magnifier. I find that the projected frame line is maybe 15% smaller than actual image size so no fear of missing the top of someones head. The 90 Hex is similar to the 90 Elmarit that I use so go for it. No fear about battery life on my first charge I was getting about 300 images and second charge about 400 something. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 2/25/07, Dante Stella <dstella1@ameritech.net> wrote: > > > Ok, a few quick questions for the M8 early adopters. > > 1. Practically, how usable is the 90mm focal length on an M8 (eq. to > 118mm)? I really don't like the 135mm framelines, but with no M8s in > my area to look at, I have no idea what to expect. > > 2. At the 90mm setting, are the framelines large enough to > differentiate the focusing spot from the frame? > > 3. Does anyone have any experience with a 90 Hexanon on the M8? Any > weird imaging characteristics that come out with digital? Kodak > sensors, as I have learned from the Kodak 14n, can be unforgiving. > > 4. How does the 35/1.4 ASPH Summiliux perform on the M8? > > 5. In practical terms, when traveling, what kind of battery life do > people get? > > I was looking at M8s and figured that buying one would be a good > excuse to clear out about half of my Nikon AF lenses (the half > composed of expensive, bulky, seldom-used ones) and one of my less- > used Fuji 645 cameras - so long as I can fall back on the relatively > fast Leica-mount primes I already have. > > Thanks > Dante > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >