[Leica] IMG: Hoppy tries an M8

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Hmmm, well locally AUD 6700 for a body and I'd need a 21 for my 28 FOV. Say 
10,000 all up with some canny shopping! Aagh. No way I
could bear to part with my current M7 towards that. Still the 'cron 28 makes 
a luscious 35 and I don't have one with L on it.
Where's those lotto numbers?

Cheers
Hoppy

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Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy tries an M8

So Hoppy,  When is your new M8 arriving?  ;-)  Nice set of photos.

Gene

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<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- 


> Folks a little while back I posted pictures from a very enjoyable visit 
> with 
> AUSLUG fellow member Marty. 
> 
> Marty generously loaned me his M8 to try. Here are a couple of new pics.  
> I learnt a lot about white balance, the superb flexibility of RAW files 
> and IR 
> sensitivity. 
 
> I also found that this M8 makes stunningly sharp and smooth images with my 
> glass. 
> 
> Marty with Summicron 28 asph and the portrait with Elmar M 90. 
> 
> The files are robust and an absolute pleasure to work with, even when I 
> attempted the most adverse conditions. No new news there to 
> M8 owners, I'm sure. 

> The picture show Marty assessing a Belgian product and, 
> Explaining something about DOF with Nocti's, or was it something about 
> Nikon 
> users, 
> The last is a BW conversion made from a low light image in a room full of 
> livid 
> colour. 

> Cheers 
> Hoppy 
>