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Subject: [Leica] Stupid questions about M8
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Thu Dec 11 12:04:16 2008

 
Hoppy,


How do you set the auto review for histogram? ?I don't see this.


gene? -------------- Original message from "hoppyman@bigpond.net.au" 
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: --------------


> Nathan, Tom A's soft release works fine for me.For auto review you can set 
> what you see in the menu (with or without histogram and clipping). Shutter 
> release is staged like the M7. You can lock exposure and 
> then recompose.
> Cheers
> SF Geoff
> ---- Nathan Wajsman  wrote: 
> > Well, my M8 arrived yesterday, and last night I charged the battery,  
> > updated the firmware, and set up the camera to my liking. I do have  
> > two somewhat stupid questions:
> > 
> > 1) It seems that the shutter release needs to be pushed harder and  
> > further than I remember with the film Ms. I still have several of  
> > Tom's soft releases. Is there any reason why I should not put one on  
> > the M8? Or does he have a special digital edition ;-)
> > 
> > 2) More importantly, a question about the instant review. On my E3, it  
> > pops up for 3 seconds and shows me the picture and the histogram. On  
> > the M8, whatever I do (and yes, I have looked in the manual) it just  
> > shows me the picture. In PLAY mode, it does display what I want, but  
> > the review if picture only. Am I missing something, or is the M8 just  
> > designed that way? (I hope not, since the most useful function of  
> > instant review is the histogram).
> > 
> > Today, I will test the camera the Ted Grant way: I will just go and  
> > take some pictures.
> > 
> > TIA,
> > Nathan
> > 
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Alicante, Spain
> > http://www.frozenlight.eu
> > http://www.greatpix.eu
> > http://www.nathanfoto.com
> > 
> > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
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> > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
> > 
> > 
> > 
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