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Subject: [Leica] m9 vs m240?
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leo Wesson)
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:00:37 -0600
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What about wake up from sleep?

Leo Wesson
leowesson.com

> On Mar 10, 2016, at 15:47, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
> 
> I just tried mine to be sure, but as soon as I switch the camera to "on" it
> is live - before I can even get my finger on the shutter!
> 
> Tina
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 4:41 PM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi  Kyle,
>> 
>> The 240 would be better on all counts except #1.  I find it slower to wake
>> up than the M9.
>> 
>> Leo Wesson
>> leowesson.com
>> 
>>> On Mar 10, 2016, at 15:31, kyle cassidy <leicaslacker at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'm thinking about upgrading from the m9 to the 240 ...
>>> 
>>> my main problems with the 9 are:
>>> 
>>> 1) sloooow wakeup time. i'm often like "take the picture! take the
>>> picture!" (mashes button, nothing happens, nothing happens ... bird flies
>>> past ... long pause ... click!)
>>> 
>>> 2) noisy iso -- anytying over 400 is almost useless
>>> 
>>> 3) slow read time to the back of camera display
>>> 
>>> 4) shutter is NOISY
>>> 
>>> 5) slooow shutter winding time.
>>> 
>>> my m9 is doing ... ok, but i'm wondering if the 240 is appreciably more
>>> awesome. i don't care about sapphire crystals or titanium body parts or
>>> snake skin covers or whatever... just the things that make the camera
>> work
>>> 
>>> thoughts?
>>> 
>>> kc
>>> 
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Replies: Reply from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] m9 vs m240?)
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