Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Hoppy. I'll have to drop in there next time I'm in Melbourne. The 50 would have to be going to them over a fair stretch of time I'd guess. It's going to be interesting to see what people think of this camera. Rick On 21/08/2006, at 9:44 PM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Sure thing Rick. > It is Camera Exchange in Melbourne that told me, just a couple of > days ago. > I was busily buying M gear from them at the time! > I got to play with - 3 or 4 M7's, a couple of the 28s, the ZI RF > and the new > ZI ZF 50 & 85 for the Nikon F mount. So much technolust, so few > hands to > load film with. > They hope to be selling the M8? at a little better than that quoted > retail. > You have to respect a store that has such a great range of M gear > in stock. > I've had several very pleasant dealings with them. I never fail to > visit > when I am in Melbourne. Walked out with an M7 and a very nice > Summicron 28 > on this occasion. Scanning the first negs as I sit here. > > I'm just impressed that they have ordered so many. Wonder how many > they will > get? I would think that they are one of the biggest Leica dealers in > Australia? > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Rick Dykstra > Sent: Monday, 21 August 2006 21:22 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 hands-on news > > Crikey, the LUGs a bit slow today. It took all of ten posts to get > from M8 to Viagra. On a normal day it'd take three. > > I thought the news was good. Looks like an M7, quiet shutter, well > made, ... hmmm, maybe that explains the lack of excitement - it's > just what we expected. I guess that's good. > > Hoppy, can you pass on which supplier has ordered the 50? > > Rick. > > On 21/08/2006, at 7:17 PM, Didier Ludwig wrote: > >> Don >> With a shooting speed of 3 frames/sec and an expected size of >> approx. 25MB >> for a M8 raw file you'll need 16GB cards with a writing speed of >> 75MB/sec to >> put 600 shots on... Actally they're at 8GB and 25MB/sec... and not >> shure if one accu will be enough for that... >> :-) >> Didier >> >> >> >>> ...Fondling, err no, just glad to >>> have a 600 exposure roll of film in the camera and film advance to >>> cock. >>> The only concerns would be a large enough buffer that I could >>> shoot three to >>> five RAW frames quickly before recomposing. >>> >>> Rain, who cares about rain with a Passport warranty. >>> >>> Don >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information