Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/17

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Subject: [Leica] M8: "I think it's gonna be all right"
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Fri Nov 17 13:04:28 2006

Ain't that the truth! :-)


On 11/17/06 3:23 PM, "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:

> Hey B.D.
> 
> Good thing you've gone digitalistic otherwise you'd have to join the
> ranks....."Old Fart Film Traditionalists inc." :-)
> 
> Walt
> David Keenan wrote:
> 
>>> How Leica handles the resulting anger and
>>> apprehension will probably determine the M8's success or failure.
>> 
>> 
>> As a former owner of an M8, I maintain that the M8 is already a failure.
>> 
>> Some diehards will buy it, some will buy it because they want the latest
>> expensive camera jewelery around their neck, but serious M photographers
>> will ultimately shun it.
>> 
>> All the claptrap that I read about the M8 being "a real M camera" is just
>> that, claptrap. It may walk like a duck but it doesn't quack like one.
>> 
>> Shades of the M5...
>> 
>> This not from some old fart, film traditionalist either. I longed for a
>> digital M but it's back to film and, when appropriate, my now much more
>> highly appreciated R-D1.
>> 
>> This will be expounded apon in my upcoming "M8 Manifesto".
>> 
>> Dave.
>> 
> 
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