Leica M8 / M8-2 useful tips thread...

i had wondered if card speed makes a difference. i went with extreme san disk (thinking it'd make a different in writing to the card), but--if this is true--surely could have done as well at much cheaper (as i'm not really concerned about camera-to-computer speed).
 
Bobfrance said:
I set my M8 to shoot DNG + Basic JPG and set the camera to shoot Black and white. This Enables me to have a B&W preview on the screen which I much prefer as I find it easier to assess composition.
The DNG files, of course, remain full colour and unchanged.

Bob.
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interesting approach, one i had never thought of.
 
Bobfrance said:
I set my M8 to shoot DNG + Basic JPG and set the camera to shoot Black and white. This Enables me to have a B&W preview on the screen which I much prefer as I find it easier to assess composition.
The DNG files, of course, remain full colour and unchanged.

Bob.
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I do the same, and have a B&W import preset in lightroom as default as well.
 
If your photographing a kitten/puppy/small child or the like, and want a shot of your subject bounding towards you, put a marker on the ground and focus to that point. Take your picture when the kitten/puppy/small child/etc gets at that point. Having the camera on a tripod and using a cable release also helps.

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Here I used a little bit of wood.

Karl
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My M8.2 Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kazzle101/sets/72157618188252400/
 
The one thing I never do with the M8 is travel with only one battery. For one thing, the M8 battery life is pretty limited compared to, say, the Nikon line of DSLRS.
But with each of the three models I've owned, there have been those occasions where the camera just shuts down for no apparent reason. Often, it can be fixed by pulling the battery and popping it back in.
Other times, it seems like it can only be restarted by putting in a different battery.
 
Brian Sweeney said:
Use a lower-contrast lens for shooting high-ISO.
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interesting... i tend to use a lower contrast lens for bright sun, finding it gives me a much richer image at lower ISO. but if i use the same lens (v.1 35mm Cron) at a higher ISO, everything turns into sludge!

lower contrast, maybe, but certainly not lowest.
 
tbarker13 said:
The one thing I never do with the M8 is travel with only one battery. For one thing, the M8 battery life is pretty limited compared to, say, the Nikon line of DSLRS.
But with each of the three models I've owned, there have been those occasions where the camera just shuts down for no apparent reason. Often, it can be fixed by pulling the battery and popping it back in.
Other times, it seems like it can only be restarted by putting in a different battery.
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good point, it is also easy to forget to switch off, put the camera in a bag - the shutter release gets depressed and your fully charged battery is 'dead' when you want to take a shot...:bang:
 
ramosa said:
i've read different recommendations about exposure compensation. some suggest -1/3; others suggest -2/3.
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It depends entirely on the subject. With high contrast subjects, -2/3rds may not be enough, with low-contrast subjects you will want to apply a positive correction. Consult your histogram. Never accept a gap to the right. If the spread is wide you will want to expose to the left to preserve highlights, if your histogram is narrow you want to shift it up against the right to reduce noise.

The obvious answer is to use manual and selective measuring.
 
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karl101 said:
If your photographing a kitten/puppy/small child or the like, and want a shot of your subject bounding towards you, put a marker on the ground and focus to that point. Take your picture when the kitten/puppy/small child/etc gets at that point. Having the camera on a tripod and using a cable release also helps.
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what breed is that puppy?

Does anyone know if the SBLOO 3.5 CM VF is compatible with the M8/M9
 
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