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Yes.... Yes.... now do you understand ...

I love it because it's mind numbingly simple. I'm not a fan of cameras that have a million buttons all over it, a 1000 page menu with 10,000 settings. When I bought my A7 years ago, I spent hours going through the settings, set everything the way I wanted it and never looked into the menu ever...

You could send it to any Leica authorised technician and they can do it for you. Having said that - in all the years I've had my cameras, I've never had to calibrate my M8.2, M9P, or my M240. I have had to calibrate my M10 but only because I dropped it. It was perfectly calibrated before I...

It amazes me the number of blunders that Leica makes, and yet they're able to keep stumbling forward and get through the next goal post. The Leica fanbase/cult is strong.

I'm going to live vicariously through you of that experience the first time you open that box.

Is the M240 coming with the full Leica packaging?

I have used a fisheye lens quite a bit on a full frame camera, I've found that it still needs to be focused. How much focusing it needs depends on how stopped down it is. Obviously the more it is stopped, the less precision focusing you need to do but I've found that I still need to adjust a a...

I use 64GB cards and have not had any issues.

I swear by these: Artisan & Artist ACAM-E38R Easy Slider Series Camera Strap https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1099010-REG/artisan_artist_aaacame38rkk_acam_e38r_easy_slider_series.html They're wide and comfortable, and they're also tough. The best part is they're adjustable in length by...

I knew you'd chime in with some technical info on batteries, I just knew it. :-D

Before my M8.2 died, I used the same three after market batteries for years and they never failed me. I remember when Amin bought his M8, his after market batteries failed him straight out of brand new packaging. After assurances from some of us, he had them replaced and the next ones were...

I really should pull out the M9 and take some shots with it. I haven't used that or the M240 for a long time because they don't have connectivity with the Fotos app which is how I edit/process my photos these days. But the reason why I want to try the M9 again is because I've always got...

That's depressingly sad. He posted this just two months ago:

I hope you sued.

I'm still very much self-aware when I drink. When I'm drinking with other people, I can keep up with them more or less, but I know when I've had enough and I know when to stop, I know to rehydrate by drinking copious amounts of water or tea before I go to bed. I know people who lose their...

Probably because it's much easier to research things with the internet these days. I remember 30yrs ago someone I know found a Steinberger guitar at the op shop for absolute peanuts because, if you knew Steinberger guitars they have a cheap plastic headless look (ie it looked...

That's what happens when you chat wiith at least one person who is having a good drink of an alcoholic beverage.

The monthly insurance bill for a car like that would probably be more than my monthly mortgage bill.

It sure is. A well used one. I've had it for about 5 years I think. Chewbacca looks like he has dreadlocks now. In fact I just found another one for $5, I'll have to post a photo of that one when I get a chance.

I agree, I make it a routine to buy a lottery ticket every one or two weeks. Statisticians may scoff at my chances of winning... nevertheless I do have a chance.

I understand. Beer is not necessarily the best medication out there. Nor is it a recommended remedy by the medical association. Speaking as someone who is a published (ex)medical scientist.

Also, I would 100% enter a competition to win an eexpensive car. If I won it, I'd sell it at a 25% discount and still make a lot of money.

Owning that kind of car is different though. Another photographer is not likely to crash his Sony point-n-shoot into your Leica M11.

Yeah. I'm in my late 40s. Probably will not pay off the mortgage until I'm in my mid 70s.

This is my painkiller:

I haven't retired and I'm tired. :(

Probably because he's also a lot older now and just generally tired(er).

I'm broadly generalising, but common street thieves don't know what they're stealing. I saw this article in the news a few days ago where some valuable art was stolen from a museum, one of those pieces of rare art was found on eBay for $250...

The vast, vast majority of iPhone laypersons wouldn't have a clue what kind of camera I'm carrying, nor would they even notice. I was doing a paid wedding gig one time, I had my M240 and M9-P over my shoulder. One of the 'uncles' in the extended family of the wedding couple sported a huge...

I mostly never went above ISO 320 with the M8.2. ISO 640 with the M9-P. But I haaaaaated the fact that the M240 at ISO1200 looked absolutely horrible in the slightest questionable lighting (eg. that time I photographed in the interior of a cafe/restaurant during a DAY TIME wedding). I...

My primary interest when it comes to new camera models is ISO performance. It's the dominant (by far) concern I have with my personal work and the occasional paid gigs I used to do. I'm confident in producing decent images with all of the previous models as long as (lack of) ISO performance...

I wish I could continue to use my M8.2 but it has a permanent sensor issue. I still have it though. What you said about metering off the sensor sounds like it could be a problem but I'd like to see it in the wild. I mean, surely they'd considered the potential issues. Surely. Having said...

One of you provided a link to Jono Slack's review of the M11 in the other thread, he talked about how impressed he was. I saw the amazing photos and it did make me think for a brief moment whether I want it. Then I intentionally went over to read his review of the M10 from a few years ago...

This was Canon and Nikon for decades. And Leica.

Thanks for that. I've been out of the loop for a long while.

What's this about? Why is the silver camera smaller/lighter than the black?

I'm not the type of person to walk around with a full sized tripod either. Definitely not the type of person to walk around with a 5kg 200 - 400mm Canon lens because that's the next logical step after the tripod. What is this ISO-less sensor?

ahhhh you know what, I interchanged between my Leicas that maybe I just inherently expected the discrepancy and adapted to them without realising it. But if city lights is what you're shooting, a tripod might be what you need. Can I see some of your shots? These shots were taken by myself...

Can you give me a bit more detail on this? The rangefinder focusing mechanism works exactly the same way in all their cameras, don't they? Re ISO and the M240 - I get banding from ISO3200 for sure, that's the frustrating part. Re the M10 - The vast majority of my photos only go up to...

I've found that focus speed and accuracy is the same across all the four Leicas I own. The only occasions that I've doubted myself or the speed and accuracy was when either lens or the focusing mechanism on the body needed servicing. You know what weird thing is - the M8.2 is much faster than...

You're thinking of skipping the 10 and potentially going for the 11? I have the M8.2, M9P, M240 and M10. I kinda like the M240 more than the M10 in terms of the colour, and it seems to have slightly better dynamic range too. The M10 is no slouch don't get me wrong, but the M240 has a...

I was just about to ask how you went with the M9P but I guess you've sold it. Have you had a chance to try an M10 yet? I'd be very curious to hear what you think about the M240 and the M10.

What was it supposed to be worth and how come?

I'd been feeling quite annoyed because just earlier this year I was speaking with Leica about upgrading my sensor even though it hadn't shown signs of corrosion yet. I wanted to pre-empt it and get it fixed once and for all. But they said their sensor upgrade program is only for sensors that...

49 sensors for the Army and one for a civ.

What was the story there? Why a special run, what did they do with the 49 remaining glass?

That sounds nuts! Even the M10 today is cheaper than that. What exactly do you mean by that? Custom/bespoke?

For some reason I don't really care about the longevity of my other cameras.

I've been seeing some news pop up in my social media about repairing the M9s, is that you? I have an M9-P which hasn't corroded yet but I was really disappointed when Leica announced they were going to end their sensor replacement program. I'm a lot happier knowing that it will remain fixable...

Apologies if I'm a little slow on the uptake but are you saying you're able to 'fix' the corroded CCD sensors in the M9s?