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Subject: [Leica] M8 Auto ISO instruction
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri Sep 19 12:16:51 2008
References: <C4F96EE9.3587E%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Sep 19, 2008, at 11:59 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I don't know why some people are having trouble getting the auto ISO  
> going
> on their M8.1's and others seem to find no problem. Could it be the  
> cameras
> were tweaked as they went along so it depends on how new they are?
> I'd like to hear someone giving auto ISO a shot and saying they are  
> bored by
> it it didn't do much for them.
> But do be honest I'm not in touch with photographers who are also  
> using it.
> So I don't know how common it is to use or not use.
> All I know is I find it the reason to shoot digital.
> More of a reason than raw.
> More of a reason than instant gratification of looking at the thing  
> at the
> back to see if you're ok.


I found AUTO ISO fine...quick, not a problem...

outdoors, I used ISO up to 320 and shutter down to 1/60 for the first  
round of photos... it's sort on auto...

but with some parameters agreed to in advance,

sort of like walking a dog on a short leash,


Steve


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> mark@rabinergroup.com
> Mark William Rabiner
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>> From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:33:28 -0700
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 Auto ISO instruction
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>> On Sep 18, 2008, at 11:30 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry to ask a dumb question, but why is auto ISO a big deal?
>>>
>>> I cannot think of any situation where I would not want to control
>>> the ISO myself. If the resulting shutter speed is too slow for
>>> comfort, then I might still prefer to take my chances, or increase
>>> ISO manually, but I cannot imagine why I would let the camera make
>>> that decision. What am I missing?
>>
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>> Mark Rabiner, what do you think?
>>
>>
>> Steve
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>>>
>>> Nathan
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>>> On Sep 19, 2008, at 2:23 AM, Tina Manley wrote:
>>>
>>>> LUG:
>>>>
>>>> I've looked all over the Leica site and I can't find the
>>>> instructions for the Auto ISO.  The download pdf says the
>>>> information is in the instructions for Leica M8.2 from page 121.
>>>> Anybody know where to find that?  I've downloaded the upgrade for
>>>> both cameras and it seems to work fine, but I'd like to know all
>>>> about the new Auto ISO function.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks -
>>>>
>>>> Tina
>>>>
>>>> Tina Manley
>>>> www.tinamanley.com
>>>>
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