Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, I've heard that the M8.2 has a much more civilized shutter sound. Your rant is much appreciated. Robert On Dec 20, 2011, at 7:37 AM, John Collier wrote: > It's the simple things that give the most pleasure: like firing the > shutter with the lens cap on. What a relief to finally find a camera that > will just do what it's told rather than constantly talk back or interrupt > things to snidely drop "helpful" hints. The M8 will blink warning lights > and what not, but, push the button, and, ready or not, the missile > launches. > > Thank goodness. > > I am seemingly somewhat out of sync with the "general populous" as I > almost never find myself wanting to send a text message while shooting HD > video of my latest geo-caching exploits. I am also alone in finding that > AI has a bit of a nasty side? Just one example of digital intransigence is > my Fuji X100. Supposedly, somewhere in it's myriad of poorly apportioned > menu options, I can set it to display the focus distance on a neat little > linear scale that also indicates DOF. Cool or what? Well, I could never > get it to actually work unless I was in manual focus. Yesterday, as I was > unhooking it's leather strap to transfer to the M8, I turned it on, one > last time, and brought it to my eye and, Sweet Mother of Pearl, there it > was! Boy do I hate Digital-Almosts. > > Make no mistake,the M8 is not a perfect camera by any means. The shutter > sound is vaguely reminiscent of a 50 pound sledge hammer hitting five foot > thick oak beam just a few millimetres from your ear. Really! I couldn't > believe it at first. Even in discrete -- more aptly named > low-rent-hooker-screaming-for-her-dough (please forgive my political > incorrectness) -- the sound echoes in my largely empty head for quite some > time. However, after years of Digital-Almosts, I just don't care anymore. > I'll wear ear plugs if that's what it takes to get a camera that actually > does what it's told. > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information