Overgaard Posted October 23, 2009 Share #21 Posted October 23, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thorsten, I caved and bought the camera. I bought it from the original owner who is not big on photography and hardly ever used it. He got it as a gift. What's the deal with the Sensor replacement? This will be for leisure but I am impressed with the pictures here, very nice B&W tonality. It did come with an extra battery, Lowepro bag, and B+W Orange filter (which I will have no use for). Now I have 3 Leicas stretching across time, an M2, M8, and something in-between, the D2. Crazy! The sensor in the D2 is from Sony and have turned out to die if/when experiencing moist/temperature. So at one point ou might experience it simply goes black or start displaying odd colors. You then simply send it in to Leica, and they'll fix it for free. The good thin about it is that they will also CLA the camera while in, and it won't cost you a thing. Some cameras (of course) have had it changed, some didn't experience the error yet. The image quality is exactly the same in both sensors. The orange filter may be helpful for b&w photography. When I was 14 years I used a red filter always to be able to "predict" b&w on my Nikon EM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 Hi Overgaard, Take a look here My D2 keeps being mistaken for an M by photographers... . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Overgaard Posted October 23, 2009 Share #22 Posted October 23, 2009 I find myself keep coming back to this thread because of that women in red. If you could do some more photos with her. It's always interesting to see how red looks. No, seriously, she's nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
comapedrosa Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share #23 Posted October 23, 2009 Thorsten, I agree . She asked me to take a photo and I suggested to take it outside. I posted it here for the interesting lighting and the reds that came out nicely - and as an eye-candy too. On the LCD the reds initially looked 100% saturated. I think I used the on-board flash head-on at -2 or -1 EV (no gel tape...). I left the photo completely unedited 'cause I was too afraid of messing the colors up. As for the model, she used to be one, years ago. She's also a sister in law of mine. Bride & groom were perplexed that this was the only color pic I had taken for their entire wedding (then again, I wasn't the official photographer). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted October 23, 2009 Share #24 Posted October 23, 2009 Thorsten, I agree . She asked me to take a photo and I suggested to take it outside. I posted it here for the interesting lighting and the reds that came out nicely - and as an eye-candy too. On the LCD the reds initially looked 100% saturated. I think I used the on-board flash head-on at -2 or -1 EV (no gel tape...). I left the photo completely unedited 'cause I was too afraid of messing the colors up.As for the model, she used to be one, years ago. She's also a sister in law of mine. Bride & groom were perplexed that this was the only color pic I had taken for their entire wedding (then again, I wasn't the official photographer). There's just something about her natural attitude. She fills out the frame even she doesn't. Anyways, here's a free advice that will only cost you 7,000$ When shooting the M9 you can choose DNG and Fine JP in black and white. Then you have all the DNG files in color and the JPG in b&w, and the preview on the camera will be b&w. Really nice files, ready to use with a little (to my taste) added contrast and lightness in Lightroom. When I do like that I make sure also to do manual white balance readings whenever I enter new type of light, and so the color DNG's will be fine if one want to use them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
comapedrosa Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share #25 Posted October 23, 2009 Well, she used to do some fashion modeling and that shows. In my experience, the most beautiful people are not necessarily the most photogenic and vice-versa. In some cases the contrast is staggering: I know one person who's very beautiful (in the eye of many), but who's zero photogenic. Thank's for the advice. I'll take it into account next time i take my M9 out for a walk.......:mad: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted October 24, 2009 Share #26 Posted October 24, 2009 Thorsten, Thanks for the info on the sensor. If it goes blank, I'll know what to do. :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prabuleica Posted November 3, 2009 Share #27 Posted November 3, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I Guess this happen to a lot of D2 user happen to me also in various occasion i just answer them I wish it was an M but i enjoy this camera too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpitt Posted November 4, 2009 Share #28 Posted November 4, 2009 There's just something about her natural attitude. She fills out the frame even she doesn't. Anyways, here's a free advice that will only cost you 7,000$ When shooting the M9 you can choose DNG and Fine JP in black and white. Then you have all the DNG files in color and the JPG in b&w, and the preview on the camera will be b&w.... If you take your time and can wait 6 sec between each shot the D2 will also produce 2 files, one raw (in color) and one jpg in B&W. So even that is included Thorsten, if you want to trade your M9 with my D2 that does this, just let me know. Dirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinj Posted November 4, 2010 Share #29 Posted November 4, 2010 I get that all the time also, and usually from professionals with a neck-full of DSLR's. The next question is always "what lens is that?" I never correct them, if they want to believe it's a $20,000 camera I'm ok with that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybob Posted November 4, 2010 Share #30 Posted November 4, 2010 Everyone wants to know what the story is when I shoot with this camera. It's gets worse when you tape over the dot and the nameplate. I took mine to the PDN PhotoPlus show in NYC a few weeks back, and she started at least 10 great conversations. I bring it to the weddings I shoot (as the official photographer) to prop up my expensive DSLR work... I also bring it with me when I walk the dog in the morning, as I don't need to impress anyone with DSLR heft. The reds were discussed before, but I'm a huge fan of the blues on this camera. This is an uncorrected JPG that came with the raw file, just resized. I'm a HUGE fan. Jay Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/100918-my-d2-keeps-being-mistaken-for-an-m-by-photographers/?do=findComment&comment=1492534'>More sharing options...
elgenper Posted November 4, 2010 Share #31 Posted November 4, 2010 Surprised by this thread.... For 4 years, the Digilux 2 was the one camera I used - and I can´t recall a single instance when anybody commented on the camera as such. Same with my M9 that I carry almost daily, for exactly 9 months (got it on Feb 5). Only 3 people outside my own little circle have noticed and commented on it. Leica has ceased to be common knowledge.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted November 4, 2010 Share #32 Posted November 4, 2010 I've had comments as recently as last week. Our guide in Churchill thought it was her husband's film M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajthornbury Posted November 5, 2010 Share #33 Posted November 5, 2010 I had a similar experience when amongst photographers using top of the range Nikon/Canons whilst photographing a rare stem loco this summer. You do get a 'lift' when they look at the D2 and say ' wow, that's a serious peice of kit!' I would far sooner carry my D2 around all day than a heavweight Nikon D3 or Canan 50 D. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.