Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/18

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Subject: [Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Mon Sep 18 12:42:14 2006
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060915231210.00c1d540@mail.2alpha.com> <3316916C-41CC-4D82-B169-51A3FB8CB8A9@dodo.com.au> <000d01c6daa2$deb83890$6801a8c0@dcpdc.dcts.org> <003a01c6daaa$22f64c20$a302a8c0@ted> <151F185F-80F2-41C1-9064-BD63B24627A1@mac.com> <002a01c6dab6$c4ac0a30$a302a8c0@ted> <p06230929c133af7fa66f@10.1.16.144> <84626057-14D9-45E0-9ABC-7E237CD82B71@cox.net> <p0623092fc134a48e59c9@10.1.16.144>

Was was Erwin thinking when he did that? Of all people he should know
that in the digital world the firmware is as crucial as the glass - if
not more so! Get some bits and bytes mixed up and there's no end of
damage that can happen. Sorta like  mixing color and black and white
developers "cause it was handy".

I'm glad people have worked hard NOT to show images but I'll be eager
to see the first ones with production firmware. If the DMR results are
to be used as a standard I have VERY high hopes and expectations.

Adam

On 9/18/06, Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote:
> At 10:11 AM -0700 9/18/06, Steve Barbour wrote:
> >Please ...those who have taken them: please post photos taken with
> >the Leica M8...
> >
> >we have heard enough about it, now it's time to see the photographic
> >results from this camera,
> >
> >even if it's for the moment, only thru jegs on our screens...
> >
> >many thanks to those who might care to share their images,
> >
> >:-)
> >
> >Steve
>
> Not going to happen.
>
> Shouldn't happen, actually. Leica specifically asked all who used the
> pre-production cameras not to post photos or make qualitative
> comments about them other than in the very broadest sense, nor to
> make comments/judgements about any of the other issues affected by
> firmware. The finalization of the firmware will make all present
> evaluations and judgements meaningless, but the judgements will still
> hang around to muddy people's perceptions.
>
> See what people's reactions have been to the posted and shortly
> pulled 'tests and comparisons' on Erwin Put's site.
>
> --
>     *            Henning J. Wulff
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In reply to: Message from pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from rclark01 at comcast.net (Robert Clark) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from rclompus at mac.com (Richard Clompus) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)