Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/22

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Subject: [Leica] M Monochrom review in PDN
From: billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:39:16 -0500
References: <rHLn1l00Y0AFV7C01HLozE>

Is it possible that this is like the rise of people who stated clearly on 
the internet that it is not possible to shoot a Hasselblad and get 
acceptable results without using a tripod? Perhaps there are small bits of 
things going poof but not terribly noticeable? The internet is a home for 
mountains into molehills people.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Doug Herr
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 12:20 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] M Monochrom review in PDN

Gene Duprey wrote:

>
>OH NO!  in 1 year my M8 will turn into dust?
>
>Gene
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net>
>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 5:16:26 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>Subject: Re: [Leica] M Monochrom review in PDN
>
>I recall recently reading where some D. Science guy says a digital sensor 
>is
>good for about 8 years until it is obliterated by Gama Rays. I think I need
>to get out my original digital camera, a Sony R1, and use it while I can.
>

If this is true, a back-of-the-envelope calculation tells me my DMR is 
already toast, it just doesn't look like it yet.


Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com



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