Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's right Jeffery, dance with who brung ya. And you'd have to start a collection of 35's to replace the fifties. 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 Jeffery Smith Sent: Monday, 18 September 2006 01:48 To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: RE: [Leica] Trying to understand M8 I'm currently not that crazy about slide film (but do admit that it converts *beautifully* to grayscale). At one time, I lived on Ektachrome 400 (late 70's). I do like the look of B&W silver halide films, and I like the alchemy of souping old black and white films in old black and white developers. So part of me fears that if I get myself an M8 or Epson RD, my film bodies might begin to collect dust. That seems like a stupid thing to think or say...if you do better work with a digital rangefinder or find yourself using a digital rangefinder more often, then neglecting other equipment should be a secondary concern. But I suppose that I never had an extramarital affair for fear that I would neglect my wife. Whew! Good save. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of John Collier Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 10:29 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Trying to understand M8 Henning has tried out all the lenses he has, and that is quite a few including all the wide Voitinas, and they all work well on the M8; much better than they work on the RD1. So I wouldn't worry about coding issues. There are other issues mind you; some cost related. I was doing some casual shooting at a friend's wedding last night. I had three bodies going. I suppose I could have got by with two but that is still a $10K investment. That is a long cool drink of water by any measure. Also 90% of my shooting is with reversal. I really, really like the projected slide. I would have to sort that end of the equation too. The other significant issue is the lack of fast wides. I would need a 28/1.4 no ifs and or buts about it. The ability to free up one's shooting cannot be overstated. I think I will end up with a Leica M digital but not right away. John Collier On 16-Sep-06, at 5:30 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > I suppose that if I limited myself to just shooting with one or two > lenses, > the cost would be inconsequential. But if non-coded lenses are an > issue with > the M8, the lure of getting one because I could use it with the 20 > some-odd > M lenses I now have would be questionable. What would I do with the > Voigtlander, Konica, and Zeiss lenses? _______________________________________________ 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