[Leica] Video of M8

[bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)]

Hi, Gene - First, it's absolutely true that the M8, or any current camera
will - as long as it functions - produce images that are presumably as good
as those it produced the day you bought it. And if the purchaser continues
to be happy with that image quality, there's no need to replace the camera
before it dies. However keep in mind that every time a new generation of
film appeared, the images produced by that IIIf improved. What I'm saying is
that, like film, digital will be improving - but it will continue for a
while to do so at light speed continued to the rate at which film improved.
And before you sink a fortune into that M8, ask yourself if you'd be as
happy with the IIIf using only the film stock that was available when it was
introduced - assuming that everyone around you was using the films available
now.

Hey, I'm using the same 5 mgp DSLR I've been using since its introduction 3?
4? years ago. But my kind of shooting is quite different from that of allot
of folks here, and I essentially used one film - Tri-X at 800, and my
digital can still give me a very good approximation of that. :-)


On 9/13/06 4:43 PM, "grduprey@mchsi.com" <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:

> BD,
> 
> This is very true, however, it is only obsolete if it no longer does what 
> you
> bought it to do.  Irregardless of what is being put out currently.  For 
> quiter
> a few on this list, the III f works prefectly for their needs, even though 
> the
> M series is way more convienient and flexible.  It may be obsolete by 
> todays
> standards, but fo those who love it and use it daily it is perfectly suited
> for their needs and it is the perfect camera.
> 
> Gene
> 
> 
> -------------- Original message from "B. D. Colen" <bd@bdcolenphoto.com>:
> -------------- 
> 
> 
>> Fascinating, Richard, and I agree with most of it. But keep one important
>> factor in mind - the M8, wonderful as it may be, and I really do believe 
>> it
>> will be wonderful as far as it goes - will not, repeat not, hold its value
>> the way the film cameras did. Like any other digital it will, at this 
>> point
>> in the Digital Evolution, be dated-on-arrival. It will be, Ernie noted,
>> computer with a lens attached - as is every other digital. And it will be
>> way overpriced for what it delivers in terms of image size and features. 
>> So
>> while it may be terrific, it will be as much an economic trip down the
>> crapper as buying a Nikon D200, or an Olympus anything. ;-)
>> 
>> 
>> On 9/13/06 10:31 AM, "Richard Clompus" wrote:
>> 
>>> I find the M8 a bit intriguing. I wrote a piece how "film died for
>>> me" a few years ago on the LUG. I look back over the last ten years
>>> in photography and realize how fast film has gone from what you need
>>> to use to make photographs to almost being irrelevant. I ended up
>>> selling most of my R system but for some reason that's hard to
>>> explain, I've held onto my M Leica bodies and lenses. I still enjoy
>>> looking through thousands of slides but find the advantages of
>>> digital too hard to ignore. I've become a better photographer with
>>> digital because I learn from my mistakes faster and can takes loads
>>> of pictures as I explore new concepts. I had a B&W wet darkroom and
>>> was OK as a printer but not great because I couldn't find enough time
>>> to really experiment. Then when I finally nailed a print, it was
>>> always hard to go back the next session and make duplicate copies
>>> again for friends. Once I nail the print with CS2 and the R2400
>>> printer, I can make as many copies for gifts as I need.
>>> 
>>> It seems every time I spend big money on a Leica, it hurts in the
>>> beginning but holds its value over time. My wife and friends think
>>> I'm nuts to spend that much money on a camera or lens but to have the
>>> equivalent of an M7 that's digital (now M8) puts me right where I
>>> want to be. For the past few months, I've been using a Ricoh
>>> digital GR. Great camera but without manual focus and a rangefinder,
>>> its still a Point & Shoot.
>>> 
>>> I'll be in line for an M8 like many of you wondering if its worth the
>>> price. Hopefully the photos will convince me it was worth it.
>>> 
>>> Richard Clompus, OD
>>> Ponte VEdra Beach, FL
>>> 
>>> 
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