[Leica] Improved M8?

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

Gene,
That is Nikon's fault? Does the M8 take Leica R lenses?
Cheers
Jayanand


On 5/29/07, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> Chris,
>
> Almost every m8 being shipped now has the firmware 1.102 in it.  This has
> fixed just about all the complaints, except the AWB problem.  You should be
> shooting DNG for max image quality, and if so it is a non issue, just tweek
> it if needed.  My experience is it is almost dead on 90+% of the time
> anyway.  The UV/IR filters are being shipped, with a few exceptions, which
> have not yet made it out of production cycle.  Even then you can get the
> heliopan or other brands redily f rom photo suppliers.  The filter thing is
> no different than using a UV filter, end of comment, just use them if you
> shoot color, if you only shoot B&W, then forget the filter issue all
> together.  Yes there are some other issues which still plague the camera,
> but they are just teething problems which all new cameras have.  Mine has
> been flawless, bought in mid February.  My greatest problem with the m8 has
> been getting used to the metering patten, which is quite different from my
> m6ttl and Leica r cameras, !
> but i h
> ave just about got this licked.
>
> I have far fewer problems with the m8 than i do with the Nikon D200 i
> have.  The biggest is it does not take Leica R lenses and there is no
> adapter.  Nyone know of a camera repair that can modify the D200 with a
> Leica R mount, and does not cost a fortune?
>
> Chris, my advice is to go to your Leica dealer and buy the m8 and start
> enjoying it.  And do as i do, by using Ted's advice and KISS.
>
> Gene
>
> -------------- Original message from "Chris Birchenhall" <
> chris@tarsier.freeserve.co.uk>: --------------
>
>
> > Hi LUGers
> >
> > The current edition of the UK magazine Amateur Photographer (known as AP
> in
> > the UK) has a review of the "improved M8" by Damien Demolder who is also
> the
> > current editor of the AP. I am an admirer of Damien's reviews which tend
> to
> > be balanced and informed. I am still lurking on the M8 front so I read
> this
> > review with interest. The "improved M8" is essentially the M8 with the
> > latest firmware updates and IR filters. The review is something of a
> mixed
> > bag. On the one hand Damien is critical of the internet clamour about
> the
> > red casts and banding and he suggests even Canon had comparable teething
> > problems. He continues "to their massive credit the people at Leica have
> > openly acknowledged their faults and endeavoured to fix them". On the
> other
> > hand, Damien laments the continued lack of support for SDHC cards and is
> > critical of newly introduced starbust effects on various highlights. He
> > suggests these "effects are not ugly but they shouldn't be there."
> >
> > In his conclusion, Damien describes the IR filters "like sticking a
> plaster
> > over a wound that doesn't heal but stops bothering you", but goes on to
> say
> > he became comfortable with the filters after some use. He suggests the
> AWB
> > and JPEG mode are not as good as they could be and reaffirms his
> > recommendation to use RAW to get the best out of the camera.
> >
> > I can finally note as an aside comment on one of his illustrations
> Damien
> > suggests there "is still a bias towards the red channel in this camera,
> > which makes for dramatic black and white conversions".
> >
> > As I suspect I am not the only one lurking at the sidelines and
> pondering if
> > and when to buy a M8 perhaps M8 users or anyone with access to other
> > commentators may like to respond to what I take to be a lukewarm review
> by
> > Damien.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
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