Guest Posted February 14, 2017 Share #21 Posted February 14, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks Dan. Do you wear eyeglasses? I'm curious to see through the new finder. I was back in the store today for a third look. This time I concentrated on keeping my glasses on, and not even attempting to not use my glasses (for distance). I took pictures in a basement studio using constant light (no flash). Much to my pleasant surprise I could use the Viso and adjust it to be sharp for my eyes. I then came upstairs and took a picture or two of things outside the shop through their windows. I know the eye-piece is -0.5 but I could focus by moving the elements in the rangefinder centre together. The result is that I have cancelled the Diopter adjustment adapter. I think I don't need it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 Hi Guest, Take a look here Played with the m10 at the Leica store today. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
@ndy_ellis Posted February 14, 2017 Share #22 Posted February 14, 2017 I had my first play with a demo M10 in-store this morning. Very impressed. Tried with the 28mm Summicron they had on it and also my own 35mm Summicron. Ran off a few shots which I will look at tonight. So feedback for now (caveated as very much from the perspective of a Leica newcomer) is: The size and weight is very compact - especially with those lighter lenses. Noticeable difference to M240. Feels great to handle. Very bright frame lines in OVF 28mm frame lines had my eye hunting around the edges of the viewfinder, tolerable without my glasses on but with glasses on v difficult. I wear varifocals but the presecription is so light for distance that I am really much better without when using rangefinder. But if I take my eye away for menu/lcd live view and small controls I do need reading glasses. 35mm framelines are great and I could use with glasses. Rangefinder focussing was quite snappy. I'm really not used to this method and when using my 35mm Cron on my A7RII I make heavy use of focus peaking. But the M10 rangefinder was very promising. I think I will get the hang of it quite quickly. The thumb rest was on when I first tried it and it felt nice - but I didn't miss it when I switched to the EVF I much preferred using the EVF with the 28mm lens. Not sure I would need to magnify focus that often using the finder. Focus peaking picked up a lot in low light/low contrast - encouraging. I added an EVF to my order on the strength of this and because I quite like angling the EVF up and shooting from chest height. On the whole glasses thing, it is about which imperfect solution is best on balance. I am going to try doing as much as possible without glasses and familiarising myself with the feel of the controls so I can make most adjustments without taking my eye away. Seems like that will improve my capture rate as well so worth drilling myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdannn Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share #23 Posted February 15, 2017 You imported them on your computer, right? That required software. Jeff Hi Jeff, I imported it to Photoship CC. The white balance set to "as shot" and the corrections ( none ) set to "default", not "auto". Then I opened it as-is and saved it as a jpeg. 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/269277-played-with-the-m10-at-the-leica-store-today/?do=findComment&comment=3213269'>More sharing options...
drdannn Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share #24 Posted February 15, 2017 The focus patch in the M10 is 5% larger. .73 vs .68. magnification. But so is the image so the patch will appear the same relative to the image. Just as my .85 M6 looks relative to the .68 of my M240 Ah, now I understand why it looked the same, but really is not. Thanks. Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfx Posted February 15, 2017 Share #25 Posted February 15, 2017 Hi Jeff, I imported it to Photoship CC. The white balance set to "as shot" and the corrections ( none ) set to "default", not "auto". Then I opened it as-is and saved it as a jpeg. your comment on the colors was based on an image shot at iso 25000? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeleica Posted February 15, 2017 Share #26 Posted February 15, 2017 ISO capability is fantastic. That is like saying of a thermometer, "Celsius capability is fantastic" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted February 15, 2017 Share #27 Posted February 15, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) That all depends on how many megapixels the thermometer has. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmathias Posted February 19, 2017 Share #28 Posted February 19, 2017 I was just testing the camera itself to see what it produced. So I was not using any profile or corrections in post. The photo I posted was just the dng converted to jpeg. That's it. The yellow probably came from the LED lighting used in the store. We ran into this before in a portrait posted on the forum taken under household recessed LED lighting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdannn Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share #29 Posted February 19, 2017 your comment on the colors was based on an image shot at iso 25000? Yes. And the light in the store I believe was florescent. There were also some spotlights as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygraphy Posted February 28, 2017 Share #30 Posted February 28, 2017 Tip: Use your left thumb and push it up, then use that same thumb to spin the wheel. Or leave it in the unlocked and upright position - there is no detriment. Iso dial is fancy but totally unnecessary. It does take 2 fingers to pull it up. For me it is easier on the 240 to touch the button and spin the wheel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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