Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You could feed an awful lot of homeless geese for the price of an M8 battery. I cannot help but believe a learning curve for a five grand camera sounds masochistic.The price insists it is intended for professionals but the results are otherwise. Just from what I've seen posted it hasn't outranked the digital shelf at Wal Mart. If the bottom line is imagery rather than toys something with the recent Leica release seems wrong. And what comes as the factory fix? Putting UV filters on the damn things. I though I was the only idiot who'd dare cover a piece of fine Leica glass with a filter? :-P :-P :-D Walt telyt@earthlink.net wrote: >Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: > > > >>I don't disagree but wonder if many aren't rationalizing in favor of a >>questionable product. >> >> > >I hear a lot of crowing about the 5D being a slam-dunk winner from 5D >owners based on a few examples. We need to realize that we're still at the >beginning of the learing curve w.r.t. M8 optimization while 5D optimizatoin >is better understood. Note that I don't own either camera and the 5D is >much more likely for me than the M8. > >Doug Herr >Birdman of Sacramento >http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >mail2web - Check your email from the web at >http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >