pdxphoto Posted August 28, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 28, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Noob here(M8, not Leica). After shooting a single photo with an M8, it shows up immediately for review, but then it seems to take a good 5 seconds for the image to be viewed in the "play" mode. Am I using a slow card or is this just the deal? it doesnt seem to matter if its in Jpeg+Raw or just Jpeg. Thoughts? thanks. ........ Also, I am f'ing idiot and my camera was dropped in my A&A case this evening and now the focus on the 21mm elmarit is really stiff in the middle of the action. I posted this in another section, but I am FREAKING OUT! Please, any suggestions or guidance would be much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted August 28, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 28, 2009 That means you have to send both lens and camera in for service. The lens has to be freed and the camera checked for rangefinder and sensor alignment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venkman Posted August 28, 2009 Share #3 Posted August 28, 2009 Noob here(M8, not Leica). After shooting a single photo with an M8, it shows up immediately for review, but then it seems to take a good 5 seconds for the image to be viewed in the "play" mode. Am I using a slow card or is this just the deal? it doesnt seem to matter if its in Jpeg+Raw or just Jpeg. Thoughts? thanks. Even if you open a raw in "play" mode, you only see the embedded JPG at first - so there's no difference to be expected. The timeframe of 5 seconds seems a bit long though - what kind of card do you use? I use sandisk pro II or something like that and reckon it's about 2 to 3 seconds on starting to "play" - from then it's pretty much instant to switch from snap to snap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noah_addis Posted August 28, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 28, 2009 Am I using a slow card or is this just the deal? it doesnt seem to matter if its in Jpeg+Raw or just Jpeg. Thoughts? thanks. : The M8 is fairly slow at processing jpeg files. Dng files write faster. The camera is quite a bit faster when you shoot DNG only. If you're writing a jpeg, either alone or JPG+DNG, then the processing time increases since the camera has to process, compress and save the file. It seems slow if you're used to a Canon or Nikon DSLR, but in practice I haven't found the slow processing to be much of a problem. If I'm shooting something fast-paced and am worried about filling the buffer or having the camera bog down in processing files, I'll shoot DNG only. The only time I ever use jpeg files anyway is for editing, so it's not a big loss. As for your accident, I'm afraid your lens will need repair. The camera might be fine, you could check to make sure it's focusing accurately and decide if it needs to go to the shop too. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 28, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 28, 2009 In my experience, if the lens exhibits this failure, the chance that the sensor has shifted is real. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygsandhu Posted August 28, 2009 Share #6 Posted August 28, 2009 About the lag, the M8 is a lot faster writing DNG only. I'm okay with JPG quality but the lag is considerably more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxphoto Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share #7 Posted August 28, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) ok thanks guys, is there a way i can test the camera to see if the sensor is aligned? I have taken a few test shots and all seems ok. Also, where is the best place to send the lens in?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted August 28, 2009 Share #8 Posted August 28, 2009 If it seems OK it probably is OK You can check this by: 1 setting at infinite and shoot a crane or church tower or some other distant object in all 4 corners without refocussing. They should be identically sharp. 2 aim the rangefinder at a LED (in a video recorder or the like) at about 5-10m distance, check that the overlap in the centre part of the rangefinder is perfect (I found a very small offset this way recently, which according to loacl tecnicial Will van Maanen was within spec, still he managed to improve the adjustment further) 3 focus on an object at exactly 3 meters and check with the lens barrel, it should match 3 metres pretty well. That should cover most possible misalignments of the system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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