Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 22, 2009, at 11:54 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > On Dec 21, 2009, at 7:50 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > >> The were returned $500 later with the stern admonition >> "Stop pissing on your cameras." > > This would probably indicate that the M system is not the best for the > sailing work. > >> We have discussed this before with the digital Leicas. To my mind there is >> simply no excuse for taking the simple precaution of sealing a very >> expensive camera against environmental hazards. >> It is simple common sense for a >> camera intended to be used in the field to be protected against >> environmental hazards. > > In theory I agree with you. I'd love for my M's to be all sealed up. > Yet, I really have no idea what this would mean in reality; > how it would effect price, other design considerations, operability, etc. > >> Or perhaps Leica engineers imagine the cameras will >> only be used in air conditioned studios. > > What's really interesting is that the one product they actually designed > from the ground up > to be used in the air conditioned studio - the S2 - is apparently quite > water resistant. a valid concern George, perfume resistant... Steve > >> imagine the perils of using a similar camera in Indonesia, Somalia, Iran >> or Columbia. > > What's weird about this is that Tina has certainly put her M8's through > some severe testing. > Is she just lucky? or are individual samples more susceptible than others? > who knows? > Now that my M8 is out of warranty - it certainly causes me some concern. > >> Let's see now - magenta cast, >> banding, cracked IR filters, bad battery >> chargers, corner fall off, high ISO noise, no environmental sealing - >> have I >> forgotten anything? I love my film M3s (except in a marine environment) >> but >> > > My digital M8 works like a charm (so far); > as does my battery charger; > corner problems can be expected according to the laws of physics > and are easily handled; > high ISO noise and CCD sensors also answer to scientific realities > as do CCD sensors and the recording of fine detail (IMHO - > sometimes we have to make choices - either / or). > >> I think the digital Ms need a lot of work. > > Certainly room for improvement. > Yet, the digital M cameras and system lenses do produce extremely fine > results > for many photographers; and under a wide range of conditions. > > The digital M's will not do everything for everyone. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information