Wide Samples M9 & Red Edge FW1.116 what's the fuss?

[jaapv]

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Sorry, you've lost me here completely. Did I forbid anybody to give his opinion? I see that you have great difficulties with persons disagreeing with you....

[barcoder]

Can you tell us if there is an exposure difference by the histograms, Andy?

 

Out of curiosity I took the histogram from the preview Andy posted.

 

[ho_co]

Andy--

Check the left sky edge shot with the demo M9. On my monitor it's noticeably purple, though not as bad as that in your own camera's image.

 

Check the image in your image processor. My download of your demo M9 image shows that the left edge of the sky has quite a bit more red than the portion just to its right (same kind of thing as you show in your own M9's image).

 

 

 

General--

Uli just repeated what I suggested in an earlier thread:

We need to get several M9s and 21s or WATEs or CV 12s or whatever-elses together. Shoot the same subject at the same time with different camera/lens combinations, then swap out the lenses and do it again. (Control the exposures, record the results, etc.)

 

Just posting an image saying "look, here's the problem" or one saying "look, no problem here" is fine insofar as you're testing your equipment. But until several users with M9s and overlapping lens sets get together for a controlled comparison, these individual data points don't move toward understanding the problem.

[adan]

"Check the left sky edge shot with the demo M9. On my monitor it's noticeably purple, though not as bad as that in your own camera's image."

 

As I said - variable across cameras. You are probably right that the demo camera is not perfect either - but there is a difference, and for me it is the difference between generally unnoticeable and rather significant. At some point quantitative differences (how much?) become qualitative differences (not good enough).

 

Eventually I will send samples to Leica and get some feedback as to whether THEY think what I'm getting is within spec or within expectations for my older 21. I also keep my eyes open for available other 21s to run a control - but they aren't that common.