hofrench Posted March 3, 2007 Share #1 Posted March 3, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've just spent a busy few days on business in the US (NYC and San Francisco) with my new M8, which I picked up at the start of the trip. Below you'll find links to a few images, some color, some b+w, including one that's post-processed with Alien Skin to mimic Tri-X. I'm back in China now and heading out now for a weekend of shooting more of my normal documentary stuff. Enjoy. Stroll on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Star Gazing on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Philosopher King on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Atop of the World on Flickr - Photo Sharing! My Fair Lady on Flickr - Photo Sharing! The News on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 3, 2007 Posted March 3, 2007 Hi hofrench, Take a look here Some early M8 results. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
fjmcsu Posted March 3, 2007 Share #2 Posted March 3, 2007 Very much like your early results. The M8 does you well. Show us some results from China! Thanks for posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofrench Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted March 3, 2007 From today. Last light, at 640 ASA. Interesting to compare the M8 images to my medium format stuff. My biggest complaint so far about the camera, amid general happiness, is the battery life, which I find to be appalling. Diner a l'aube on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsh Posted March 3, 2007 Share #4 Posted March 3, 2007 That is why you buy a spare battery! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofrench Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted March 3, 2007 Yes, I suppose I'll have to. My Canon DSLR takes hundreds of images on a single charge, though, so there's really no good excuse for this kind of performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjmcsu Posted March 3, 2007 Share #6 Posted March 3, 2007 If you haven't done so yet, try running it down 3 times to zero charge, That seems to have helped.Although I agree a second battery a must. I'm using firmware v 9.01 still early enough I can't tell if it has any energy saving changes in it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted March 3, 2007 Share #7 Posted March 3, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) The M8 also gets hundreds of shots per charge. It depends, of course, on how much and how long you chimp (and new batteries aren't quite at their max right away). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvaubel Posted March 3, 2007 Share #8 Posted March 3, 2007 The M8 also gets hundreds of shots per charge. It depends, of course, on how much and how long you chimp (and new batteries aren't quite at their max right away). I wasn't getting many pictures at first either. I tried the discharge kludge and that seemed to work. Now I get a full 2GB cards worthe of pictures and I chimp alot. I don't want to put more than 187 pictures on one card anyway, so I change the card and the battery at the same time. I keep them senchronized for convienience. Rex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iomatic Posted March 3, 2007 Share #9 Posted March 3, 2007 Sorry to be the voice of dissent here, but the whole "portrait of a homeless person with my expensive $7000 camera setup" is so tired for me. I'm not criticizing you, just understand that seeing this throughout art school and many years afterwards, the subject matter is a little too fleeting and trivialized. It's almost too easy a subject matter, and for me, there is no connection for me. I'm just not a fan, though I mean you no offense. Just my US$.02. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iomatic Posted March 3, 2007 Share #10 Posted March 3, 2007 Ach... forgive the horrid grammar... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefan R. Posted June 11, 2007 Share #11 Posted June 11, 2007 The News on Flickr - Photo Sharing! was this a "all violet test"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal_meheut Posted June 11, 2007 Share #12 Posted June 11, 2007 Yes, I suppose I'll have to. My Canon DSLR takes hundreds of images on a single charge, though, so there's really no good excuse for this kind of performance. Difference between a CCD and a CMOS maybe ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 11, 2007 Share #13 Posted June 11, 2007 Once run in, battery life is prety good... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted June 11, 2007 Share #14 Posted June 11, 2007 The greatest number of exposures I've got out of my M8 battery was about 300-350, with the indicator still showing one bar. I think a lot will depend on how often you review the images. I'll sometimes check the histogram while the file is being saved if the lighting's difficult, but that's about it. I don't review very often. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackal Posted June 11, 2007 Share #15 Posted June 11, 2007 nice one i think we a are flickr contacts, have seen your stream before and the battery .... life is AMAZING compared to a D200 ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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