Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/11

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Subject: [Leica] M8 and the WAR
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov)
Date: Wed Jun 11 09:49:57 2008
References: <440b792d0806102129u2fdd02a2yec46b0c58c56baf4@mail.gmail.com> <A54C3E9A-E35E-40F5-BD7A-E22195406C2A@pix-that-stimulate.com> <FA4942BA-682D-4A9B-B26A-7C7066FE4095@comcast.net> <004401c8cbda$886a3530$993e9f90$@net> <053B0A0B-FE90-4720-A15D-499C8D286DFA@mac.com>

You might want to bump up to a 40D. They're $939.95 at Amazon right  
now. Well worth the upgrade from a 20D.
s.

On Jun 11, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Lottermoser George wrote:

> When on a professional, commissioned shoot, my back ups are:
> R8/DMR
> 5D
> 20D
>
> When doing personal work - my backup is an M6 TTL
>
> Always backed up - unless I really don't expect to shoot much -  
> only then does the M8 go out alone.
> That was also true for me before digital. Always traveled with two  
> or more M's.
>
> Any serious photo expedition requires backup and backup of backup.
> The only exception was working with view cameras - then an extra  
> lens or two provided backup in the event of shutter failure.
>
> Fond regards,
> George
> george@imagist.com
> www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07
>
>
>
> On Jun 11, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Frank Filippone wrote:
>
>>  Even some of those who make their living doing photography had no
>> digital M backup.  ( I guess they use a film body as a backup.....  
>> or Brand
>> C, N or none????).  That really surprised me.
>
>
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