Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, IR is a big reason why I will keep my M8 no matter what, especially since it is worth very little in the marketplace these days. I just shot a few IR images on the beach yesterday. But the fast writes are a must for me, otherwise the camera would be useless for my kind of photography. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA > On 11 Mar 2015, at 06:15, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote: > > And you get to take IR photos as well with the M8.... Try that with an > M(240)! ( I did, it sucks. Ditto the M9. Anyone know about the MM for > IR photography?)) > Nothing I do requires ( emphasized) the use of a big buffer or fast writes. > > Never sell a piece of Leica equipment, YOU WILL REGRET IT...... > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at verizon.net > > No argument there, Nathan--the Fujis do an amazing job in low light. I'm > just pointing out a way to extend the M8's low light abilities. My E-M5 is > a little too laggy to be a real decisive-moment camera. I often prefer RF > focusing and direct optical viewing in low light situations. If I can get > it with a little computer-geek sleight of hand, why not? The jury is > still out on whether the con side is worth it--i.e, the buffer limitations > and the fact that you have to turn off battery save to avoid losing the > RAW setting. But so far, it looks promising. And it's cheaper than > blowing $7 or $8K for an M240 or an MM. > > --Peter > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> > wrote: > >> When the light is good (i.e. ISO less than or equal to 640) then my M8 >> is the best camera I have ever owned. And so that is the camera I use >> much of the time around Alicance, a rather sunny place. But when the >> light is not so good, then my Fuji X-T1 is far superior, and so this >> is the camera I am taking to Brussels next week, to Geneva the week >> after that and to Paris that week after that because those are >> business trips and so most of my photography will be after sunset. >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >