Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning, Thanks for the input. My budget says CV, but my desire is for Leica or the Zeiss. SWMBO says "In your'e dreams!" ;-) Now if I could only find another Leica owner here in East Iowa who would let me borrow his 21 or 24. Yeah Right! I'm probably the only Leica guy around for 300 miles. ;-) On the bright side, I'm going to the M8 Workshop in Chicago tomorrow, and hopefully will get to play with some WA optics. ;-) Gene -------------- Original message from Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>: -------------- > At 2:45 AM +0000 4/4/07, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > >Hi Don, > > > >I have been looking at the CV offerings, and have almost convinced > >myself to go for either the 21 or 15. > > > >Gene > > I've found my 21 CV a bit disappointing on the M8; the 15 has been > better, but the filter issue is more difficult.... > > > > > >-------------- Original message from "Don Dory" > >: -------------- > > > > > >> Gene, > >> Take a look at the C/V 21 and 15mm. Not a lot of money and very good > >> performance. Say $600 for both. Or, spend $1200 on a Zeiss 21 which is > >> very, very fine. I'm going to hold out for the Biogon 21 available this > >> summer as it is somewhat smaller and I don't need a fast 21. > >> > >> On 4/3/07, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > >> > > >> > Well, my own experience with my M8 are all positive. The only > >> > problems so > >> > far have been operator related, such as the flash problem, whihc > >>turned out > >> > to be a weak battery and a switch on the flash in the wrong position. > >> > The > >> > other is having a problem learning the metering pattern. The IR > >>problem has > >> > been way over blown, and once you put a IR filter on the lens it > >> > dissapears. No other problems have surfaced what so ever. Battery > >> > life > >> > seems very reasonable, and my experiences with AWB have been pretty > >> > much > >> > positive, even better than my Nikon D200. Is it worth the money? Only > >> > the > >> > individual can answer that, for me, it is a very definite YES. My > >> > only > >> > complaint, is that I can't afford a WA like the 24 or 21 yet, > >>probably going > >> > to be a while for one. ;-) > >> > > >> > Gene > >> > > >> > -------------- Original message from "Victor Rubin" : > >> > -------------- > >> > > >> > > >> > > at as photo show I had the opportunity to handle the M8. I then > >> > > wrote my > >> > > feelings about the camera and was put in my place by the likes of > >> > > Ted > >> > and > >> > > Tina, both of whom have earned the respect of all in the group. I > >> > > have > >> > now > >> > > for the last months been reading the various complaints, > >> > > compliments, > >> > > studies, repairs, matching of lenses etc. Never in my personal > >> > > history > >> > of > >> > > photography have I seen the like. Can you honestly say it's been > >> > > worth > >> > it? > >> > > I am sure the camera performs admirably. I am sure that others > >> > > besides > >> > Tina > >> > > will purchase more than one. After all as we say in the music biz, > >> > > it's > >> > your > >> > > "ax"- It allows you to make a living. It just seems that the > >> > > problems > >> > are > >> > > immense- wide reaching- and whether or not Leitz has been > >> > > responsive- > >> > they > >> > > put a product on the market with potential- but with more problems > >> > > then > >> > the > >> > > RD1- has it all been worth it?- Just a random thought- vroger > >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > >> > > Leica Users Group. > >> > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >> > > information > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Leica Users Group. > >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Don > >> don.dory@gmail.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information