[Leica] Stupid questions about M8

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

Nathan

I found a soft release didn't work very well with the M8, I found it
emphasised the slightly gritty feel of the release button.

As for the histogram, there's a sub-menu hanging off the preview menu
option, and from memory it is in the manual.

Steve


On 11/12/08 06:32, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Well, my M8 arrived yesterday, and last night I charged the battery,
> updated the firmware, and set up the camera to my liking. I do have
> two somewhat stupid questions:
> 
> 1) It seems that the shutter release needs to be pushed harder and
> further than I remember with the film Ms. I still have several of
> Tom's soft releases. Is there any reason why I should not put one on
> the M8? Or does he have a special digital edition ;-)
> 
> 2) More importantly, a question about the instant review. On my E3, it
> pops up for 3 seconds and shows me the picture and the histogram. On
> the M8, whatever I do (and yes, I have looked in the manual) it just
> shows me the picture. In PLAY mode, it does display what I want, but
> the review if picture only. Am I missing something, or is the M8 just
> designed that way? (I hope not, since the most useful function of
> instant review is the histogram).