[Leica] M8 notes during use.

[hewthompson at mac.com (Hugh Thompson)]

Thank you Ted, your professional experiences are always an  
inspiration to us dabblers.  I share your love for the M8, it has  
become my friend also.

Hugh

On 13-Jun-07, at 2:36 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Consider the background experience of the hands that have held M  
> cameras for
> a half century day after day. Some assignments months at a time  
> every day.
> Not the 9-5 routine, weekends off. But first light to last every  
> day on the
> shoot.
>
> Now move that time to the M8 of today with no thought of  "frame  
> 36, damn I
> have to change film usually at the most inopportune photo moment!"  
> I can go
> like the wind on and on. Even though I've read about batteries not  
> lasting
> very long, I've not encountered this. As was the case yesterday  
> shooting
> from 8.30 am until last light and there was still power showing.