Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/26

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Subject: [Leica] M8.. Kurland
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Tue Aug 26 09:05:46 2008
References: <20080825224829.9AC47054@resin15.mta.everyone.net> <960AEDA7-42A5-4902-9038-DAE5724F8447@mac.com> <a3f189160808260839r54dd17fdu1e861ad838ce5867@mail.gmail.com>

On Aug 26, 2008, at 8:39 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> I'm with you on that. I seldom make any changes to my basic M8  
> setup.  The
> only controls I fiddle with is shutter speeds and aperture, except  
> when I'm
> shooting in Trinity Parish Church.  I then set it to profile 3 which  
> has a
> custom white balance and 640 ISO.
>
> Otherwise, I shoot it just like an M7, except I can chimp.

can't agree more Sonny,

I used my MP yesterday and shot film...

I used it just like my M8...

simple...same lenses, same ISO...filters same as for film...nothing  
fancy...

it works...

this thread is like the joke about your navel...if you examine it too  
closely, guess what?


you often find lint...

occasionally purple...



Steve



>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Lottermoser George  
> <imagist3@mac.com>wrote:
>
>> I cannot understand this.
>>
>> My M8 stays on one setting: filters on, lens recognition on.
>> Filters stay on the lenses which have them.
>> I also throw many unfiltered lenses on the body without ill effect  
>> or need
>> to change the settings.
>> Including, but not limited to:
>> 65 Elmar/Viso
>> 90 Apo Rodagon/Ultima
>> 100 Apo Elmarit
>>
>> Of the 4 digital cameras I use - the M8 qualifies as the simplest,  
>> the
>> fastest and produces the highest quality files.
>>
>> The only thing missing on the camera, for my uses, is the high ISO
>> performance.
>>
>> Fond regards,
>> George
>>
>> george@imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com
>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>
>>
>>
>> On Aug 26, 2008, at 12:48 AM, Alastair Firkin wrote:
>>
>> The bugs are "fun" for an amateur, but I'm sure they are hell on  
>> earth for
>>> pros.
>>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
>
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In reply to: Message from afirkin at afirkin.com (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] M8.. Kurland)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] M8.. Kurland)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] M8.. Kurland)