Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry I was kidding about the wedding photo business and some of the issues with the M8. Mostly, how many batteries it would take to shoot a wedding. Magenta can be corrected in PS. I haven't seen one in person yet but imagine it won't be long. As far as an M digital purchase I'll wait for the M11. :-) Walt larry.k@rcn.com wrote: >Walt, > I'm not quite sure what you mean. Do you mean that it will take a lot of > shots to show the color problem or that the batteries don't last long? The > color problem is easily demonstrable, I think it took about two hours for > the first guy who received the camera to discover the problem. > > I do agree that batteries are a big pain in the neck and going on a trip > to a far away place would be difficult. I guess that's the price you pay > for instant review of your shots. Some people have reported that their > batteries only last for 60 shots. I have been able to shoot over 150+ > shots (in RAW) without draining the battery. > > I can't get more than one battery, at the moment, even though I ordered a > spare one ($100+). I also didn't get the grip, something that is really > bugging me. I had a wonderful grip on my RD-1 and I don't have the same > grasp on the M8 without a grip. The camera is one slippery bugger.... > > Larry > > > >==================================================== > >When you say "all those weird wedding photos" you do plan on taking a >lot of batteries? :-P > >larry.k@rcn.com wrote: > > > >> Magenta certainly gives me a headache, it is such an awful color. I have >> to chuckle at the thought of all those weird wedding pictures that would >> come out of using the M8. This problem is enough to keep me from ever >> going into the wedding photography business. Hmmm, this color issue may >> not be such a bad thing after all! ;-) >> >> Regards, >> >> Larry >> >> >>------------------------------------------------- >>We had to slow down on the magenta images. It was giving us headaches. >> >>Chris >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >