[Leica] M8 use filters or not

[s_gregory1 at mac.com (Scott Gregory)]

All this hand wringing about IR filters etc and waiting for a possible fix 
in an M9 makes me glad that I did get the M8. No I did not get the first 
batch as that was when I was really thinking long and hard about the 
investment. For me it is a lot of bucks, but I have a heavy investment in 
Leica M glass that I was not using. I am really in to digital photography 
and photoshop to print digitally and using the Nikon D2X. Great camera, but 
heavy unless you can put on a tripod all day.
So I invested in the M8. I for one have to say I certainly am not glad I 
waited for something better. I have been using it out of the box with no 
problems at all touch on wood. I have been told by Leica just this week in 
an email that they cannot even tell me when the filters will be shipped 
since they are out of stock and my order was placed the second week of 
January. Not a big issue, I'll just wait to see when they arrive. But I am 
using the camera and the pictures I am getting are simply wonderful. I have 
even taken pictures of people with black fabric shirts, sometimes I see the 
magenta very very slightly but othertimes I don't, the shirts are black as 
black can be. 
Bottom line is the camera is superb for taking pictures, at least I am 
finding that. I have learned not to wait for the latest and greatest but to 
make an informed decision and to enjoy each day taking photos with what I 
have. There always will be something better out there, but who knows, I may 
not be here to enjoy it when it arrives. Buy the M8 and start taking great 
pictures. You won't be disappointed especially when you see the large 
digital blowups you can make with this machine.

Scott Gregory