Saturday, April 2, 2011

April Fools

Well I didn't receive my Invisible Camera , at least not that I know of.
Did however receive a delivery of a Leica M8.
Following up from my previous post I sold by Nikon D700, Nikon 14-24 and Tamron 28-75 lenses.
Will write an in-depth review once I have used it a while.
First impressions so far:
- It's re-assuringly like my M6. A little bit bigger, but not noticeably so. Still fits in the pocket of my fleece jacket.
-I use it just like the film version. Set aperature on lens, set shutter speed on camera (a few more in between stops on the dial which have to get used to). Shutter feels similar. In 'normal' mode the motor drive kicks in straight after the picture is taken, which takes getting used to. It's a bit disconcerting. Changing to 'discreet' mode means the motor drive waits until you remove your finger off shutter. In this mode the shutter makes a soft pleasant click and the separation from the motor whirr is an altogether more pleasant experience
-It suits the purpose of carry along camera much better than the D700 did.

Still have a few euro left over from the transactions. Going to keep it until figure out what I need more urgently.

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