Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The M8 is a bit smaller than a C 1D or N D2 especially with a lens -- cast your doubts aside. I suspect many the early adopters, myself included, are those that have largely put their Ms on the shelf and have been shooting dSLRs, but would really like shoot a digital M. An M is quite a different camera. Tom On Oct 27, 2006, at 21:16, Bill Smith wrote: > I think that unless the M8 gives vastly superior images/ handling ease > (doubtful) to the current offerings of Canon, Nikon, etc. it's going > to be a huge flop due to the high price. Those dedicated Leicaphiles > (many here) will be hard-pressed (for a multitude of reasons) to give > up their film cameras until there's no more film to be bought on the > face of the earth, so that leaves whom? A few well-heeled folk around > the world who just love to have the best of everything and want more > prestige (Leica marque) than a high- priced P&S or DSLR can give them. > A small market in the latter group. How small? Dunno, I run in those > kinds of circles. > > Just my opinion-- to be damned and/ or shredded to pieces. > > GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote: > Nathan Wajsman writes in part: > >> Sorry, but I don't understand the necessity for "full frame". The 35mm >> is a coincidence stemming from the movie film Barnack had available in >> the early 20th century. There is nothing magic about it. > > Nathan, > > Do you own a MF film camera? > > If so, ask yourself why? > > This should answer your question. > > Regards, > > Greg > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >