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Subject: [Leica] Well I went and did it
From: hlritter at bex.net (Howard Ritter)
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2010 21:02:14 -0400
References: <4CBCB204.3060106@mcclary.net> <AANLkTi=F8XMEvaL8u6Ga5evmbatC4yZdqNGsd=EhfDFT@mail.gmail.com>

Hoppy?

You may have missed my recent announcement of my recent acquisition of an M9.

Quoth me:

>Funny thing, psychology. When it was unobtainable, I was content to wait a 
>while before getting an M9 (or to wait for the '10) but when I saw >that 
>B&H now had them in stock...well, UPS had it in my hands the next morning. 
>It's like an addiction. (Maybe the 'like' is superfluous.)
>
>Here are the pictures:
>
>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/First+M9s/
>
>Quotidian, generic, and clich?ed, but I just wanted to see what the 
>performance of the camera looked like. And they led me to a couple of 
>>observations, which lead to a couple of questons:
>
>       Why is the color balance so different in two different pictures of 
> the same subject taken moments apart, the only difference being that I 
> moved >a couple of feet back for one of them? These are the two titled 
> 'leaves warmer' and 'leaves cooler'. The WB is auto in both.
>
>       Why are there so many dirt shadows on this brand-new sensor? See the 
> pictures with lots of sky. The camera had a lens on within moments >of 
> having the body cap removed. This is really annoying in a camera right out 
> of the box. Anyone have a similar experience? Suggestions for >sensor 
> cleaning?
>
>Anyway, I'm looking forward to taking more, lots more, in the coming days. 
>The FF sensor and FOV just seem somehow more natural than the >75% of the 
>M8. At least to a 50-year 35mm shooter.
>
>?howard



Could you send me the same info?

And congratulations, Harrison .

?howard



On Oct 18, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote:

> Go Harrison!
> 
> John Milich will do them fast and very well if you send him just the 
> mounts.
> No, not necessary providing you don't mind setting the coding manually. It
> is a matter of convenience...... then you shoot a few times having left the
> camera on the (wrong) manual selction and get annoyed with yourself.
> For most normal to longer ones, I doubt that you would see any significant
> change in the files. Wides can benefit more. You will be able to compare
> directly for yourself with code on or off once you have the camera,
> naturally.
> 
> I'll send you some info off-list.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



Replies: Reply from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Well I went and did it)
In reply to: Message from lists at mcclary.net (Harrison McClary) ([Leica] Well I went and did it)
Message from hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Well I went and did it)