Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've written this several times (about the M240) and I know there are some Leica folks who monitor this list. I'm not too worried as my Kolarivision modified Sony A7r II rectifies all these shortcomings. I still use my M's for a normal exposure situations (daylight landscapes, grandkids (though focusing in low light/low apertures becomes more difficult as they age and move faster). Feel free to forward to Leica if you wish Steve! Bob Adler www.robertadlerphotography.com *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"* On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Steve Barbour <stevebarbour at mac.com> wrote: > On Jan 25, 2017, at 10:06 AM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Back to the original topic... the M10... > > There are some things that have not changed the will keep me from even > > wanting the M10: > > 1. Exposures longer than 2s REQUIRE double the time to process a dark > > frame for noise reduction... You can't disable it... > > 2. There is still that quirky shutter lag using the live view (with LCD > > back or Visoflex EVF) (albeit shorter per Leica representations, but > stated > > as "slight" in the manual. With electronic first shutter curtain a > > "standard" these days, the fact that this has not been implemented is > > really disappointing. > > a. Use of live view causes double the shutter usage (shutter count > > doubles) > > b. This causes the camera to expose at what I call the indecisive > > moment... Shutter lag probably sets a new Guinness record of second > place: > > the the M240 has greater lag. > > 3. The amount of shutter time available in B mode is ISO dependent. If > > like the M240, native ISO shutter open time is 120seconds. Double the > > native ISO and the shutter open time is reduced by 1/2 (60s), and on down > > until there is an 8second shutter open time in B mode. > > > > So these are key items that, though perhaps improved slightly with the > M10 > > over the M240, that continue to limit the options available to > > photographers. > > > > Waiting for the M11 I guess? > > > please forward this to Leica. > > > steve > > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > Bob Adler > > www.robertadlerphotography.com > > *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"* > > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 5:15 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> > > wrote: > > > >> If you have no ticket then there is no chance of winning the lottery, > >> buying a single ticket gives you a greater chance.... > >> > >> john > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> > >> Forgive me, Aram, for I am no mathematician, but I cannot understand how > >> your friend can justify "very slightly". If I buy a ticket, the odds > are 1 > >> in 1 gazillion, which must (mathematically) be _infinitely_ better than > >> zero in 1 gazillion. > >> > >> What I have misunderstood? > >> > >> Piers > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com at leica-users.org] > >> On > >> Behalf Of Aram > >> Sent: 24 January 2017 16:02 > >> To: Leica Users Group > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M10 > >> > >> You know, Gerry, as a math teacher friend of mine says, your odds of > >> winning the lottery increase very slightly if you actually buy a ticket. > >> > >> > >> Aram > >> > >> Aram Langhans > >> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > >> & Unemployed photographer > >> > >> "The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin > himself > >> would ever have dared dream." James D. Watson > >> > >> On 1/20/2017 10:42 PM, Gerry Walden wrote: > >>> My initial comment was a bit tongue in cheek, but it seems to have > >> started > >> something. In previous models since the M9 I have felt that they are > >> reiterations of the basic concept of a digital full-frame Leica, but I > feel > >> this one has gone a step further for some reason. > >>> > >>> Let me make it clear there is no way that I will be buying one unless I > >> win the lottery, which is pretty unlikely as I never buy a ticket. > >>> > >>> Gerry > >>> > >>> > >>>> On 21 Jan 2017, at 01:46, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I appreciate your response.... I was ( am?) looking for a reason to > like > >> it for myself.... > >>>> > >>>> Everyone is a unique person, with his/her own needs, and > >> preferences..... > >>>> And My M9 IS getting old.... and at some point will need to be > >> replaced... > >>>> > >>>> Maybe, for me, putting out $6500 for a camera is not in the cards... > >> unless the M9 dies.... > >>>> But I do like to keep abreast of what is out there, and why others > >> choose..... Your inputs I find invaluable research info from someone I > >> respect. > >>>> > >>>> Thank you > >>>> > >>>> Frank Filippone > >>>> > >>>> Red735i at verizon.net > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Frank - I like the fact there is no video, a larger eyepiece and much > >> better iso. > >>>> > >>>> Gerry > >>>>>> What feature or features convinced you that THIS was the new camera > >> for > >> you? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Frank Filippone > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Red735i at verizon.net > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I have just watched a couple of short videos on YouTube about the > new > >> M10, and I want one. For the first time I have considered it is worth > >> moving > >> from my M9. Now all I have to do is sell my body and as my daughter put > it > >> once "as long as you sell it by weight you will be OK Dad". Children > can be > >> so rude! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Gerry > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information