Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The top range of the nikon auto ISO setting with both my D40x and D200x is 1600. It does not get into the two stops higher modes you can use over that. They give it names instead of numbers but it's 3200 or 6400 I would think. You can set the high end lower while setting up the auto ISO and I do set it at 800 for some occasions involving work as the 1600 can show noise if the shot is lightened later. Geoff, the range between 100 and 640 I can't imagine not being very useful. Its less than a half stop less than what I'm used to. The end result is you only end up using as high an ISO as you need for any shot you shoot. Amazing the amount of shooting you can do at 100 where you might easily have it all set at 400, 800, 1600 otherwise. You are not just guessing high for a group of shots or entire shoot. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:18:16 +1000 > To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Firmware upgrade for M8 > > Hi Steve. I'm a supporter of the M8 as you know and I think that a number > of > the upgrades are very sensible and desirable. Leica clearly needed to work > with what was possible too, within the current hardware constraints. > The auto ISO was requested by some I know. To me that doesn't seem very > useful without a significant improvement in noise performance above 640 > ISO. > Perhaps we'll see some firmware change to improve that area. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] Firmware upgrade for M8 > > > On Sep 16, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote: > >> Details of the upgrades and their costs here... >> >> <http://en.leica-camera.com/service/service_and_repair/m8upgrade/> >> >> >> According to people in the know on the LUF it appears that the next >> firmware >> release will include SDHC support. > > and apparantly an auto ISO feature, > > Steve > >> Steve >> >> >> On 16/9/08 00:23, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: >> >>> Leica in their releases mention that the M8 will be able to have >>> the new >>> frame-lines fitted and the new shutter. It's unclear if that means >>> having >>> der neue Schnappschussmodus! I'm guessing not. But the dial in EV >>> compensation and the auto ISO will be the big question marks for >>> any new >>> firmware. I suspect that we'll need to buy the new camera if we >>> really lust >>> after those. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information