albertknappmd Posted May 14, 2007 Share #1 Posted May 14, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I want to start out by saying that I had a marvelous time this weekend shooting 187 files on my new M8. It was simply a joy to use! I put the M8 through all its paces including continuous and all was near perfection... The only problem I noted was when in RAW/DNG mode with continuous, the subsequent continuous files had a strong blue tinge to them (that was very easy to correct with a change in temperature in Lightroom). The next series of pictures, in single mode were spot on perfect. I also noted that the usual notations above the LCD such as ISO were garbled on the blue continuous files and actually showed the file number without the ISO and speed etc... Sounds like a firmware problem.... Anyone seen this? :confused: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guy_mancuso Posted May 14, 2007 Share #2 Posted May 14, 2007 Interesting Albert the DMR on continous has the same issue with WB on continous and okay on single. the DMR it is a known issue and I always shot single mode. This maybe worth a test The garbled ISO is very strange and that does sound like firmware. Can you repeat this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted May 14, 2007 will try next week... any other ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted May 14, 2007 In the interim, will shoot single but even if i shoot continuous and this bug persists, I am not hurting the camera (I think) and I am also getting blue toned but otherwise perfect shots. Let's put this on the wish list and hopefully will get other forum members to try to replicate this error... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_tanaka Posted May 14, 2007 Share #5 Posted May 14, 2007 I think you are just suffering from the same primitive white balance we're discussing in the "Wacky White Balance" thread in this forum. I don't think that your use of continuous shooting mode is related to this problem. It's just more evidence regarding why the M8 is promoted as such a terrific "black and white" camera; those are the only two color it can consistently nail. Seriously though, Albert, I think we're all suffering with this white balance issue, perhaps some more than others depending on the typical scenes and subjects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted May 14, 2007 Share #6 Posted May 14, 2007 "It's just more evidence regarding why the M8 is promoted as such a terrific "black and white" camera; those are the only two color it can consistently nail." I'd have to disagree with that but, then again, I've never relied on auto-WB on any camera. The M8 can create some of the most beautiful color output I've ever seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdai Posted May 14, 2007 Share #7 Posted May 14, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Many experts have advised that people shouldn't rely on Auto-WB but not everyone has to be an expert to use the M8. If people are not supposed to use Auto WB, then why did Leica add it as a feature into the darned camera in the first place? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_tanaka Posted May 14, 2007 Share #8 Posted May 14, 2007 "It's just more evidence regarding why the M8 is promoted as such a terrific "black and white" camera; those are the only two color it can consistently nail." I'd have to disagree with that but, then again, I've never relied on auto-WB on any camera. The M8 can create some of the most beautiful color output I've ever seen. My statement was, indeed, inaccurate, Sean. The M8 can actually only hit BLACK consistently. Really, though, I'm not trying to be contentious. The M8's auto white balance situation merely is what it is. We might as well poke some fun at it, as we've certainly paid our dues and it's unlikely to be improved any time soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 14, 2007 Share #9 Posted May 14, 2007 Many experts have advised that people shouldn't rely on Auto-WB but not everyone has to be an expert to use the M8. If people are not supposed to use Auto WB, then why did Leica add it as a feature into the darned camera in the first place? In my experience auto WB is good enough for decent results on the LCD screen, the rest is Raw conversion anyway. In that sense it is useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted May 14, 2007 Share #10 Posted May 14, 2007 Albert, I have noticed the same thing when shooting Continuous. I also see changes in wb when shooting several Single shots in a row. Since I always shoot DNG plus hi-res JPG, it is easily fixed. If Leica gets the wb fixed well, this mosquito will go away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal_meheut Posted May 14, 2007 Share #11 Posted May 14, 2007 I had the same problem 2 or 3 times. When I checked, the camera was in Manual WB mode but I did not remember setting it. It happened after using the flash and once after switching to DNG+JPEG mode so maybe there is a bug in the firmware indeed... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share #12 Posted May 14, 2007 And so the myswtery deepens... Is it a bug or just a faulty AWB? The concensus seems divided but in the end run... it is the final photo that counts and who cares if you have to paly a bit with it in LR or C1 or whatever.... How we "suffer" for our art! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnkuo Posted May 14, 2007 Share #13 Posted May 14, 2007 I usually just set the WB to daylight. To me it's the equivalent of shooting daylight balanced film, so if the light is yellow than it's supposed to look yellow. Of course I shoot raw so I can change them anytime. But setting it to daylight means I can view them at the default "as shot" WB and review the results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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