[Leica] IMG: Hoppy tries an M8

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Well you could always order it from a US dealer.  I hear even the Australian 
Dollar is doing good against the US Dollar.  ;-)

gene

-------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" 
<hoppyman@bigpond.net.au>: -------------- 


> 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 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy tries an M8 
> 
> So Hoppy, When is your new M8 arriving? ;-) Nice set of photos. 
> 
> Gene 
> 
> -------------- Original message from "G Hopkinson" : 
> -------------- 
> 
> 
> > 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 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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