[Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight?

[afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)]

> Hello, Nathan,
>
> I regularly get problems at 1250 on the M8, so I usually set the auto
> ISO in the Menu options to go to 640 max at 15th sec.  I don't usually
> use Auto ISO anyway, but after a few drinks taking photos in the
> evening, I will sometimes switch to Auto ISO.
>
> I do think at 1250 you have to expose much more carefully and make
> sure the shadows are nice and deep.  That is, err on the side of
> underexposure.  Others might recommend exposing to the right, but I
> don't.  I might be quite wrong here, as I avoid 1250 and am not
> speaking from day in day out high ISO exposure regarding the ISO.  I
> treat this as a camera that can use 200, 400, and 800 ISO (although
> Leica labels them 160, 320, 640).
>
> All the best,
>
> Peter Cheyne

I would agree. if the ISO gets up you can see some banding. But I never
use above 400/800 unless its beyond the Nocti ;-)

Alastair