[Leica] Some questions and thoughts about the M8

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

Almost exactly the same here - the only difference is that I'll look  
at the histogram if the lighting has been difficult.

Steve

On 2 Nov 2006, at 05:22, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Luis,
>
> I used to say many of the same things until I actually started  
> using a Canon DSLR. The point about all those settings and menu  
> items is that you do not NEED to fiddle with them. When I bought my  
> current DSLR last year, I spent an hour or so looking at the manual  
> and setting up the camera as I liked it (shoot RAW, auto white  
> balance, use only the center focus point etc.) and I have left  
> these settings alone ever since. The only controls I use on a  
> regular basis are aperture and shutter speed (if in manual mode),  
> or just the aperture (if in aperture priority mode) and the control  
> to change the ISO speed. Does that sound complicated?
>
> As for shooting, I never chimp. I never delete an image while still  
> in the camera (or on the flash card). All editing is done at home.