[Leica] M8 in stock in the Netherlands

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

And I carry my R8 more than my D200, and my M6TTL more than either.  ;-)

Gene

-------------- Original message from Michiel Fokkema 
<michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl>: -------------- 


> 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 
> 
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