Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt, Those darn M8's don't even take Tri-X. Big short coming. Len On Nov 13, 2006, at 12:46 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > Larry > > I was kidding about the wedding photo business and some of the > issues with the M8. Mostly, how many batteries it would take to > shoot a wedding. Magenta can be corrected in PS. I haven't seen one > in person yet but imagine it won't be long. As far as an M digital > purchase I'll wait for the M11. :-) > > Walt > > larry.k@rcn.com wrote: > >> Walt, >> I'm not quite sure what you mean. Do you mean that it will take a >> lot of shots to show the color problem or that the batteries don't >> last long? The color problem is easily demonstrable, I think it >> took about two hours for the first guy who received the camera to >> discover the problem. >> I do agree that batteries are a big pain in the neck and going on >> a trip to a far away place would be difficult. I guess that's the >> price you pay for instant review of your shots. Some people have >> reported that their batteries only last for 60 shots. I have been >> able to shoot over 150+ shots (in RAW) without draining the battery. >> >> I can't get more than one battery, at the moment, even though I >> ordered a spare one ($100+). I also didn't get the grip, something >> that is really bugging me. I had a wonderful grip on my RD-1 and I >> don't have the same grasp on the M8 without a grip. The camera is >> one slippery bugger.... >> >> Larry >> >> >> ==================================================== >> >> When you say "all those weird wedding photos" you do plan on >> taking a lot of batteries? :-P >> larry.k@rcn.com wrote: >> >>> Magenta certainly gives me a headache, it is such an awful color. >>> I have to chuckle at the thought of all those weird wedding >>> pictures that would come out of using the M8. This problem is >>> enough to keep me from ever going into the wedding photography >>> business. Hmmm, this color issue may not be such a bad thing >>> after all! ;-) >>> Regards, >>> Larry >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------- We had to slow >>> down on the magenta images. It was giving us headaches. >>> Chris >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information