Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nah, I have a R-D1 for 2 years and change lens all the time w/o worrying about dust. I guess the shutter helps in that regard. Besides, Leica specifically provides a "B" like mode where you can clean your sensor. Since there is no mirror box, the sensor is just right there. Now cough up the money :-) At 10:05 PM 9/14/2006, Will von Dauster wrote: >Aram has hit on what I think may be the only thing which might, >might, prevent me from buying an M8. > >I hate dusty sensors. > >The Olympus system has spoiled me in this regard. Never had a single >blotch on any frame shot with this system. Now Pentax (K10), Sony, >and Canon have all adopted dust reduction systems in their newest >cameras, so this looks to become the new standard. And, of course, >the Leica Digilux 3 has the same dust reduction feature, so that >would always be an option. > >But there's that fabulous M glass just sitting in my closet... > >Will von Dauster > >On Sep 14, 2006, at 9:00 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > >>OK. I'll speculate. An R10 with a 16MP full frame sensor with no >>high pass filter all packed into an R9 case. Toss in anti shake >>and self cleaning sensor. Now that I would buy. Are you listening >>Leica? >> >>Aram >> >> >>>Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:54:33 -0600 >>>From: GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica M8 hands on >>>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>>Message-ID: <cc6fc7469027.45095109@shaw.ca> >>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >>> >>> >>> >>>Vaporware no more! What does this leave the Lug to speculate about? >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Greg >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)