sean_reid Posted October 19, 2006 Share #1 Â Posted October 19, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) OK, I can be much more specific now. An M8 with production level firmware will be in my hands tomorrow (a little later than expected but wonderful nonetheless). Given the angle of incidence challenges, etc. I'll get into testing wide lenses first. Here are the new expected lens tests based on what I will have at hand: Â Leica 21/2.8, Zeiss 21/2.8, CV 21/4 Â Leica 24/2.8, Zeiss 25/2.8 Â Leica 28/2.8 (!), Leica 28/2.0, Zeiss 28/2.8, CV 28/1.9, CV 28/3.5 Â More lens tests, of course will follow. Â There's a lot of work to do and I don't believe in rushing quality so please be patient about when the various articles are done. I'll do an initial piece on file quality and then another one with much more in depth tests, comparisons, etc. Â I'm itching to get started. Â Cheers, Â Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest guy_mancuso Posted October 19, 2006 Share #2 Â Posted October 19, 2006 I'm itching you do get started and getting one of these bad boys in my hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
etienne_werner Posted October 19, 2006 Share #3 Â Posted October 19, 2006 Sean, Are you contemplating including an ultra wide lens (12 or 15mm VC) by any chance? Would love to see how the M8 would deal with those lenses, especially the corners. Kind regards, Â Etienne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share #4 Â Posted October 19, 2006 Hi Etienne, Â Yes, down the road I'll be doing a test of the ultra-wides. There's heavy press demand for test lenses so we need to share them of course. I chose the 21 and two 28s as my first priorities for loan. Of course it will be interesting to see how the new TE lens does but I think the 21 - 35 range will be the "bread and butter" lenses for the M8. Â Cheers, Â Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted October 19, 2006 Share #5 Â Posted October 19, 2006 BTW just so you know and I am sure i can speak for the forum here. WE ARE JEALOUS. :D Â Have Fun, maybe post one sneak image here . LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted October 19, 2006 Share #6 Â Posted October 19, 2006 There's a lot of work to do and I don't believe in rushing quality so please be patient about when the various articles are done. I'll do an initial piece on file quality and then another one with much more in depth tests, comparisons, etc. Â One a day will be fine... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share #7 Â Posted October 19, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) One a day will be fine... Â What I'm shooting for (with any luck) is to have an initial article on file quality up on Monday. More detailed comparisons, etc. will then be up in a subsequent article once I've had enough time to prepare. I won't be rushing, this is too important a camera and I never rush these articles anyway. Â Cheers, Â Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share #8 Â Posted October 19, 2006 BTW just so you know and I am sure i can speak for the forum here. WE ARE JEALOUS. :D Â Have Fun, maybe post one sneak image here . LOL Â Well, I thought maybe those of us in New England might want to meet up (maybe Northampton, Mass.) sometime and I could bring the M8 for people to look at and make a few sample pictures with? Sorry that I'm so far from you. Â Cheers, Â Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted October 19, 2006 Share #9  Posted October 19, 2006 What I'm shooting for (with any luck) is to have an initial article on file quality up on Monday. More detailed comparisons, etc. will then be up in a subsequent article once I've had enough time to prepare. I won't be rushing, this is too important a camera and I never rush these articles anyway. Cheers,  Sean  Look forward to it.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted October 19, 2006 Share #10 Â Posted October 19, 2006 C'mon Guy, what's a ticket from Phoenix to Boston and two hours west going to cost.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted October 19, 2006 Share #11 Â Posted October 19, 2006 I was actually thinking about it. LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted October 19, 2006 Share #12 Â Posted October 19, 2006 Fabulous, can we visit to meet you doing the M8 tests? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share #13 Â Posted October 19, 2006 I don't have a shoot scheduled for next weekend (10/28 & 29) so I'd be happy to meet up with people in Northampton. I can't get together a big shin-dig but we could meet for lunch somewhere and play with the camera. Again, not a big production event but something easy. Maybe at an inn in Vermont? I have some friends/clients who own an inn in Chester, VT and another in West Dover, VT. There's a little foliage left here and the colors in the Berkshires might still be good. Â Cheers, Â Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlm Posted October 19, 2006 Share #14 Â Posted October 19, 2006 Sean: if you don't have a C/V 15 with M adapter and 21mm finder, I am expecting to receive one by Wed and could send it along for you to review. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted October 19, 2006 Share #15 Â Posted October 19, 2006 BTW just so you know and I am sure i can speak for the forum here. WE ARE JEALOUS. Â I demur in this case. I don't want this much work on my plate! Â However, I thank Sean -- in advance -- for what I know will be a superb (set of) review(s) and the customary informative and interesting images. Â I expect to have my M8 in about 3 or 4 weeks, so I will read with enjoyment and (continue to) anticipate my own M8, with great glee. Â As I've mentioned previously, I have purchased a used 24mm lens -- based on the images I saw in Sean's 24/25 review. I've also ordered a hand grip for the M8, also based on Sean's positive comments. Â I have also ordered a 1.25 magnifier to handle my new "long" lenses. I expect it to assist dramatically with my 50, 75, and 90mm lenses. Â What a blast! Three cheers for Solms -- and all those who, like Sean, have participated in field testing, thereby insuring we got a good copy of firmware. Â Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share #16 Â Posted October 19, 2006 Sean: if you don't have a C/V 15 with M adapter and 21mm finder, I am expecting to receive one by Wed and could send it along for you to review. Â Hi John, Â Thanks. The CV test lenses are supposed to be here very soon but I'll let you know if they're delayed. Thanks for the generosity. Â Cheers, Â Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_mcdermott Posted October 19, 2006 Share #17 Â Posted October 19, 2006 Sean, Â Are you planning to include any downloadable samples with your review? Frankly, after my brief encounter with the M8 in Bryant Park last weekend I'm pretty confident about the handling of the camera (99% the same as film...) but would love to get my hands on some good files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted October 19, 2006 Share #18  Posted October 19, 2006 Sean, Are you planning to include any downloadable samples with your review? Frankly, after my brief encounter with the M8 in Bryant Park last weekend I'm pretty confident about the handling of the camera (99% the same as film...) but would love to get my hands on some good files.  There was talk of Leica putting up some of their own this weekend, but it might have been one of those rumours. Now the camera's out (and, I assume they are busy loading them with the Golden Firmware), they're running out of excuses not to.  Just hope Sean doesn't discover a real show-stopper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ross Posted October 19, 2006 Share #19 Â Posted October 19, 2006 Cookin' with oil, hey! Be sure you use one with a high smoke point, you know how the Fat Police get....LOL! Have fun, Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_reid Posted October 19, 2006 Author Share #20  Posted October 19, 2006 Sean, Are you planning to include any downloadable samples with your review? Frankly, after my brief encounter with the M8 in Bryant Park last weekend I'm pretty confident about the handling of the camera (99% the same as film...) but would love to get my hands on some good files.  I'm thinking about how I might do that. Much will depend on what samples are already available when I publish.  Cheers,  Sean Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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