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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Hoppy tries an M8
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed Aug 15 13:23:37 2007
References: <081520072022.10492.46C3606F000CF64F000028FC219791299503010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com>

I am aware of a code u (demo) silver M8 for  $4K...


Steve


On Aug 15, 2007, at 1:22 PM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

> 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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Replies: Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] IMG: Hoppy tries an M8)
In reply to: Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com) ([Leica] IMG: Hoppy tries an M8)