[Leica] M8 in stock in the Netherlands

[michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)]

larry.k@rcn.com wrote:
> Hello,
>   I had the 20D, nice camera, but I got tired of lugging it around. Maybe 
> you bought the one I sold. I had the 35 1.4 L, great lens, makes a good 
> truncheon, I suppose. ;-)
> 
>   I have heard this "too expensive" argument so many times with reference 
> to the M8. Sure, the camera isn't cheap, but I don't think the price is 
> all that bad for what you get. At least, I feel good about walking around 
> with the camera, something I could never say about all the Canon gear I 
> have owned. 
> 
>   Funny story, I was at my Leica dealer a few weeks before the M8 came 
> out. A guy in the store was going on about how expensive the M8 was and 
> that you could buy a 5D with the money. I told the guy I wouldn't carry 
> the 5D, end of story. Five minutes later, the guy admitted that he owned 
> the 5D and never carried it! A camera you don't use is too expensive, not 
> the one you use and enjoy.
> 


Fully agree,

Oke, maybe it is not too expensive. I just don't have the money.

I carry my CM and Canonet a lot more than my R8.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema