One Year with a Leica M

[jonoslack]

Hi There
What with the new firmware, and having been a year since I picked up a prototype at Solms, I though it worth writing a few words . . .


One Year with a Leica M

All the best
Jono

 

[JohnBrew]

I certainly agree with your assessment of the rangefinder versus EVF. And a big thank for your reportage.

 

[Mike Woods]

A nice write up, as usual, Jono.

If I remember rightly, you were an advocate of Daylight WB with the M9? Is your approach now to use Auto WB exclusively?

By the way, 40,000 clicks?! :shocked:

All the best

Mike

 

[ptomsu]

Excellent report Jono!

Even as I still do not shoot the M, reading your lines makes me nervous to get one asap

Thanks

Peter

 

[m_driscoll]

Jono,

Thank you! (I'm thanking you before I read it, but that's a safe bet)

Cheers, Matt

 

[docmoore]

Very disappointing.....

40K exposures and I get to see 11 - whole lotta good stuff I would love to catch up on......:ROTFL:

And I still think you can make any box with a hole in the front sing.

Nice report...



Warm regards,

Bob

 

[jonoslack]

A nice write up, as usual, Jono.

If I remember rightly, you were an advocate of Daylight WB with the M9? Is your approach now to use Auto WB exclusively?

By the way, 40,000 clicks?! :shocked:

All the best

Mike

Hi Mike. I guess testing requires many unnecessary clicks.

With respect to AWB. I've quietly gone back to Daylight WB, the rules haven't changed!

So, no change!

 

[jonoslack]

Very disappointing.....

40K exposures and I get to see 11 - whole lotta good stuff I would love to catch up on......:ROTFL:

And I still think you can make any box with a hole in the front sing.

Nice report...



Warm regards,

Bob

Hi Bob.
Various people (well, 2). Suggested that I should restrain myself, Admittedly, I had already reduced 40,000 to about 100. Do you think I should post the other 89?

All the best

 

[docmoore]

Hi Bob.
Various people (well, 2). Suggested that I should restrain myself, Admittedly, I had already reduced 40,000 to about 100. Do you think I should post the other 89?

All the best

Well YES ..unless one of them was Alfred Schopf.

Perhaps a limited access gallery is in order...shame all the doubters!

As always...humbled by the day and those who seize it.

Bob

 

[MCTuomey]

Simply makes me look forward to the day I own and use one, photo gods willing.

I was shooting my MM in a dark club couple weeks ago where the framelines were difficult to see and I kept running up against the buffer. Which makes me say to myself repeatedly "ahh, an M would be so nice, so nice, so nice ..."

Thanks, Jono

 

[jonoslack]

Simply makes me look forward to the day I own and use one, photo gods willing.

I was shooting my MM in a dark club couple weeks ago where the framelines were difficult to see and I kept running up against the buffer. Which makes me say to myself repeatedly "ahh, an M would be so nice, so nice, so nice ..."

Thanks, Jono

HI There
I love my MM (and it's better at higher ISO), but the M just works - shooting today in a very dark Tannery, and it was a positive joy to use.

all the best

 

[JohnBrew]

Jono, ignore my email. This last post has supplied the answer. And thank you.

 

[jonoslack]

Jono, ignore my email. This last post has supplied the answer. And thank you.

Hi John
I wouldn't dream of ignoring you - just relieved to see that what I wrote a month ago agrees with what I wrote today! (quite an achievement I'd say!)

 

[bradhusick]

I loved your article, Jono.

 

[jonoslack]

Thank you so much Brad - a piece of fluff in the larger scale of things, but if you enjoyed it then that was what was intended

 

[Peter Klein]

Good assessment, Jono. A pleasure to read.