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Subject: [Leica] Improved M8?
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue May 29 19:36:50 2007
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Gene,
You better get it before they all disappear into collector's cupboards...
Cheers
Jayanand

On 5/30/07, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> Jayanand,
>
> I have an R8 now, but need to find a nice DMR at a price my wife will not
> shoot me over, or break my other arm and possibly both my legs.  ;-)  I 
> keep
> looking, sooner or later i'll find one for my budget.
>
> Regards,
> Gene
>
> -------------- Original message from "Jayanand Govindaraj" <
> jayanand@gmail.com>: --------------
>
>
> > Gene,
> > You got to choose between ergonomics and "R" lenses - why dont you get
> > yourself an R8 or R9 with DMR before you regret it forever?
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > On 5/29/07, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Len,
> > >
> > > Well my D200 has had a few gliches, the M8 none so far. Just the luck
> of
> > > the draw i guess. The problem as i understand it from Steve Gandy's
> site,
> > > is that the Nikon and Leica bodies are too close to allow an adapter
> > > without loosing infinity focus. That and the Leica mount diameter is
> > > larger. I seem to remember seeing a Nikon body modified sometime back
> to
> > > accept the Leica mount, but cannot remember where or if it was a
> viable mod.
> > >
> > > Gene
> > >
> > > -------------- Original message from Leonard Taupier :
> > > --------------
> > >
> > >
> > > > > Gene,
> > > >
> > > > The Nikon mount was developed long before Leica ever thought of
> > > > making an R camera lens. The fact that Leica R lenses don't fit on
> > > > Nikon bodies appears to be a Leica lens problem and not a Nikon body
> > > > problem.
> > > >
> > > > I bought the Nikon D200 when it first came out. I have not had 1
> > > > seconds worth of problems with it. On the other hand. The M8, which
> I
> > > > love and use all the time, has locked up a few times and also gives
> > > > me weird WB photos from time to time. I have learned to live with
> them.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Len
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I have far fewer problems with the m8 than i do with the Nikon
> D200
> > > > > i have. The biggest is it does not take Leica R lenses and there
> > > > > is no adapter. Nyone know of a camera repair that can modify the
> > > > > D200 with a Leica R mount, and does not cost a fortune?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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