[Leica] First time behind the (thumb)wheel of an M8 (5 photos)

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)]

Peter,

Remember this quiet mode was a added mode 12+ months after it was 
introduced, and so not originally an intended mode, so auto switch over is 
probably not a simple fix at this point.  Personally, I only use single shot 
mode, so quite mode use is just fine, not really needed in my opinion, but I 
do use it most of the time.

Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Cheyne" <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk>
To: lug at leica-users.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 4:41:21 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Leica] First time behind the (thumb)wheel of an M8 (5 photos)

Hi Gene,

thanks.  

I expect the battery was much used before I bought the camera secondhand.  
I've ordered a no-brand one from Hong Kong, so we'll see how that goes.  

I had rather expected the designers to make swtiching to continuous shooting 
override discreet mode.  Without the override, I am less likely to switch to 
continuous from discreet mode, because that requires stepping through the 
menu to set it up, rather than a simple turn of the switch.  Because of 
this, I usually don't use discreet mode, and just switch it on for any shots 
that would really need it.  This little grumble is not really a complaint, 
as all I wanted was a digital version of the M3 or the M6, neither of which 
has continuous mode anyway (although both are discreet).

All the best,


 Peter Cheyne


      

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