Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/15

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Subject: [Leica] Re: M8 issues and a question (WAS: Sonny's M5)
From: nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed Nov 15 21:30:02 2006
References: <cf4.1e2f38b.328b89b9@aol.com> <455A3633.3080906@mcclary.net>

I have the same concerns as Harrison. I have become used to being able 
to walk around with my 1DII around my neck in freezing temperatures (not 
so much here in NL, but when I go to visit my sister in Poland over 
Christmas) and still get several days of shooting on one charge.

The second issue is the startup time. One thing is that the camera takes 
a few seconds to be ready when you turn it on. I could live with that. 
My question to those who already have an M8 is this: I assume the camera 
has a "sleep mode" it goes into when the controls have not been used for 
x minutes. Every digital camera I have ever handled has this feature. 
The camera than presumably "wakes up" when the shutter is lightly 
pressed. How long does it take the M8 to be ready when it wakes up in 
this manner? With my first DSLR, the Canon 10D, it took 2-3 seconds, and 
it was the single thing I hated most about that camera. The 20D I bought 
later, and the 1DII I have now wake up instantly. I sure hope the M8 
does too, especially since with its short battery life the x interval 
has to be set pretty short in order to conserve battery power. I hope 
one of the new M8 owners can answer this.

Nathan

Harrison McClary wrote:
> Yeah the battery issue is one big concern.  My old 1D would go dead 
> very quickly, the new 1DII will seem to last forever on one battery, 
> probably 6 or 7 times longer than the old 1D on the exact same 
> batteries, they are interchangeable...and I have 4 @ 120 each...
>
> The other issue Tina mentioned was the start up time.  Why in 2006 
> does a digital camera take several seconds to be ready to shoot?  Esp 
> one that costs ~5 grand?  Heck my little D50 that cost ~500 bucks is 
> pretty close to instant on.
>
> IMHO those two issues need to be looked by the brain trust in Leica Land.
>
> SonC@aol.com wrote:
>>  
>> My heart is still pitter-patting over an M8, but I want to know more 
>> about  this battery thing.  All other issues seem surmountable, but I 
>> have been  spoiled by the Pentax digitals that get 800 pictures on a 
>> set of  batteries.   
>

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