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Subject: [Leica] M9 tests
From: rhart76 at gmail.com (Roger Hart)
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:23:38 -0500
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Philippe,

Very good point, and had I not been at an auto show where cars were
spinning around on turntables, I probably would never have found out
about the buffer. I normally shoot auto shows with a Nikon D3S which
has a buffer of more than 30 frames...so it's rarely an issue. At
times while shooting racing, I've hit the buffer with the Nikon, but
it happens rarely.

As I said earlier, the buffer issue with the M9 is a minor one, and it
seems as if I were shooting compressed DNG files rather than
uncompressed, I would not have had an issue.


Roger Hart
Detroit
USA

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 11:01 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> 
wrote:
> Nice rendition Roger
>
> But why do you want to shoot more than 7 frames of static objects in a row?
>
> Ph
>
> Le 18 janv. 12 ? 16:22, Roger Hart a ?crit :
>
>
>>
>> Bob,
>>
>> Well, it might worth a try. You would not be disappointed.!
>>
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:56 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Roger, I started out shooting uncompressed with my M9 and quickly
>>> switched, saving file size and time. ?Also, if you are shooting both
>>> dng+jpg the buffer will fill up much faster; most of us I think are
>>> now shooting just dng.
>>>
>>> Now to the important stuff: If you could score a loaner M9 and 21mm
>>> Summilux, could I score a loaner 911?
>>>
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> --Bob
>>>
>>> ==On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Roger Hart <rhart76 at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the point, Herb. I was shooting uncompressed.
>>>>
>>>> Roger Hart
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 17, 2012, at 8:41 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Regarding the delay after you took seven shots: Are you using
>>>>> compressed or uncompressed DNG? I raised the question some time ago on 
>>>>> the
>>>>> LUG and everyone who responded said they could detect no difference 
>>>>> between
>>>>> compressed and uncompressed results. By compressing the DNGs, you cut 
>>>>> in
>>>>> half the file size and therefore speed up the camera's storing of the 
>>>>> raw
>>>>> data. The respondents said they compressed the DNGs for that reason, 
>>>>> not to
>>>>> save disc space.
>>>>>
>>>>> Herb
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, I went and did it to myself this time: A simple camera test has
>>>>>> camera lust. I was able to get a loaner M9, along with a 21mm
>>>>>> Summilux, to test for a few days. With the Detroit auto show opening,
>>>>>> also known as the North American International Auto Show, I loaded up
>>>>>> the M9 to see if it is something I could live without. I've been an M8
>>>>>> owner and user nearly since the camera was introduced, and other than
>>>>>> the crop sensor, I have no problems with the camera. But the M9 has
>>>>>> widened my eyes a bit further...the full-frame sensor does make a
>>>>>> difference, and the larger files are nice to work with. My only real
>>>>>> issue with the camera is that I kept filling up the buffer while
>>>>>> shooting the cars on the stands. Seven frames and I was left waiting.
>>>>>> This seems way worse than in the M8...granted, the files are larger,
>>>>>> but it was one thing that I really didn't like about the camera. But
>>>>>> certainly not a deal-breaker.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here is a link to some photos: http://gallery.me.com/rhart76#100361
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All are shot with a 28mm Elmarit, except where noted.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Roger Hart
>>>>>> Detroit
>>>>>> USA
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Herbert Kanner
>>>>> kanner at acm.org
>>>>> 650-326-8204
>>>>>
>>>>> Question authority and the authorities will question you.
>>>>>
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