Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Look, I knew that my opinion would be ridiculed, but that doesn't > mean that you're right and I'm wrong. From what I've heard the camera > can work fairly well if you're willing to spend hundreds of dollars > for IR cut filters (yeah, yeah, "no charge" if you only have two > lenses -- har, har), have your lenses coded and/or create custom > processing routines in Camera Raw. When processing more than a > thousand files from a wedding, those are workflow issues I'd rather > not deal with. > > With Canon DSLRs there's little to do to the RAW files other than > some exposure and white balance adjustment -- all the way up to 1600 > ISO (and often 3200). > > The M8 would work for me no better than film, and with film I'd still > have a 35 acting like a 35. > > Horses for courses, YMMV, people who shoot weddings aren't real > photographers, you've never been anything other than a Leica hater > anyway, whatever you want to say or think is fine. > > I'm delighted the M8 works for you. It wouldn't work for me and I > think the way that Leica has dealt with its flaws and, yes, DEFECTS, > is laughable. I'll sit it out until (if?) there's a round two. > > M4, M6, and a bag of film still works if I want shoot Leicas. > > rs Well, what I do believe is that in fact you are *dreaming* with a M8. It's not so important. I you believe it's "laughable" merely do not buy it. May be is a nightmare?. Something I do not agree with you. I use very often DSLR -Nikon D200 and Canon 5D and 1Ds MkII- and the there's a lot of work with RAW files not less than with my M8. Felix