Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/09

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight?
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 20:22:58 +0000
References: <4AE947AB-AF74-4E4A-B0AE-DA96FB5D330A@frozenlight.eu>, <261015A2-ED0E-4C3A-87BC-2AFB15E8F946@frozenlight.eu> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9034425@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org>, <925FD2F7-244C-4574-BDAC-325E7DC0D2D3@gmail.com>
 
Depends on how low light we are talking of, used it at 1/20th @ f1.4 at 
800asa with no banding, but also not too sharp. Several second exposures on 
a tripod I have not tried......  however I have seen no banding in any of my 
shots.

john 
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On Feb 9, 2011, at 12:07 PM, John McMaster wrote:

> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Chiaroscuro/Misc/BeyondHere.jpg.html is 
> 1/90th @ f1.4 @ 800ASA on an M9....


what is your conclusion?


Steve


>
> john
> ________________________________________
> so my only conclusion is that the M8 sensor cannot cope with low light 
> very well, or at least not my M8 sensor. Does not exactly inspire 
> confidence and gives me serious pause when considering any future purchase 
> of an M9.
>
> ___
In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight?)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight?)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight?)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] IMG: annoying banding - is my M8 becoming a paper weight?)