bill Posted October 23, 2009 Share #41 Posted October 23, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) DAMIEN, BARNEY SAID "MISSING TOKEN"!! Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 Hi bill, Take a look here M9 Amateur Photographer review. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
barney_b Posted October 23, 2009 Share #42 Posted October 23, 2009 DAMIEN, BARNEY SAID "MISSING TOKEN"!! Regards, Bill Shush, for goodness' sake! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 23, 2009 Share #43 Posted October 23, 2009 Shush, for goodness' sake! What's it worth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugat Posted October 23, 2009 Share #44 Posted October 23, 2009 Olympus solved the dust on sensor problem some time ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted October 23, 2009 Share #45 Posted October 23, 2009 Fair play to Damien and Barney for daring to enter the lions den But god help you if the special edition M9 doesn't end up in the hands of a forum member Well I'm buying it, even the issue without the token, its the only way I will be able to afford an M9. It was a good mag in 1964, when they used one of mine as 'Picture of the Week', and its good now, although there was a time when they got obsessed with semi soft porn and 'good value for money' so even a Zenith got good marks! Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Essemmlee Posted October 23, 2009 Share #46 Posted October 23, 2009 It's a simple fact that AP is still generally read. It has staying power 'cos it reflects it's readership. I like semi soft porn, value for money and my first camera, the one that got me into photography, was a Zenit. I'll continue to buy it for the same reason I come here - it motivates and encourages me to try to take better photographs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted October 23, 2009 Share #47 Posted October 23, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) It's a simple fact that AP is still generally read. It has staying power 'cos it reflects it's readership. I like semi soft porn, value for money and my first camera, the one that got me into photography, was a Zenit. I'll continue to buy it for the same reason I come here - it motivates and encourages me to try to take better photographs. What I meant was that I like camera/lens tests to be objective, then I can decide whether its value for MY money. One of my sons had a Zenith as a first camera, 'good value' for his money (£10 at a jumble sale) but nobody would pretend that its good engineering. The problem was that subjective issues got in the way of measures of absolute quality, any reflex camera with interchageable lenes that works at all, even for a short time, can be described as 'excellent' if it only cost £30 new, but that doesn't alter the fact that its agricultural, and that a £70 Pentax is even more 'excellent' (All at 1960's prices of course!) Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted October 23, 2009 Share #48 Posted October 23, 2009 My first camera was a Polaroid (I still have it somewhere). Later on I wanted a 'serious' camera and decided it should be a Zenit B, despite my Father trying to talk me into some kind of rangefinder camera at the time - definately not a Leica but maybe a Kodak Retinette or similar. I knew best of course! I used to read AP every week, I'd buy it on the way to school and read it on the bus, at break times and on the way home - then my Father would take it! I learnt an awful lot and this was before the use of tabacco grad filters became so widespread (but they did seem exotic at the time!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted October 24, 2009 Share #49 Posted October 24, 2009 They did comment on how seemingly and quickly the sensor attracted noticable dust. I would like to assume they took the usual prudent precautions. It does raise the dust problem however for ALL digital cameras, Canon (and others) have gone to great lengths on work rounds; no manufacturer as yet has tackled the fundamental design issues that digital sensors by their very nature attract dust. Surley the next technical breakthrough would be to have a sensor which repelled dust inheritant in its design? I'm in a d*****d dusty environment at the moment and it is amazing how much cleaner my M9 sensor stays compared to my M8s in the same conditions. I have no explanation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_b Posted October 24, 2009 Share #50 Posted October 24, 2009 I'm in a d*****d dusty environment at the moment and it is amazing how much cleaner my M9 sensor stays compared to my M8s in the same conditions. I have no explanation. Sadly I'll have to take your word, one day (when?) Leica may choose to deliver my order so then I'll see how it works my end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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