Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, well said. Well summaried. To be honest, the full frame bit is the least of your issues. If Barnark had made the film size a bit smaller you might be demanding that, but you are correct on the other fronts. The camera is more like a Barnark than the M6. In those days, there were all sorts of fiddles and things that the photographer had to remember. I recall setting ASA: what an annoyance, and the data read out on the film was lousy. You had 2 windows to use, one to focus one to compose, you needed multiple viewfinders, close up attachments, 2 dials for shutter speeds, reset the film counters, even load your own film!!!! The M8 is a compromise. I don't think anyone would have built a digital rangefinder from scratch like it, but that is the issue, its a 21st C camera trying to use 1950's technology. I still thank Leica for being brave enough to release it. I suspect there must have been many doomsdayers who saw this noisy heavy fat M on steroids to be the death of the company, but it is the only real way to use the M glass and digital together. Lets hope it evolves like the original cameras into something more useful: In reality, Leica should have abandoned its old mount and re-invented the system like most other companies, but I'm glad they didn't. The bugs are "fun" for an amateur, but I'm sure they are hell on earth for pros. Cheers --- mark@rabinergroup.com wrote: From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8.. Kurland Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:28:25 -0400 That post that's out now says it all. Its out from Alistair Firkin. "[Leica] I have come to this conclusion" He says use this lens with that use that lens with this. Turn that one setting off with this lens but with the other lens use the other thing but take the thing off the front. I'm not buying the camera. Not for 4 grand not for 3. And not for 2 either. I'll spend real money on a camera which works. Very little on one which doesn't. I'd buy a preferably full frame Leica M9 for 4 or 5 grand as I have a complete set of Leica glass. I'm not using special cut off filters or a camera which requires them. I'm not going into menus and turn off settings for one lens and not the other. And I want a camera with auto ISO. And preferably full frame or darned close to it. I said that already. Almost. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:20:20 -0700 > To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] M8.. Kurland > > Kurland has an M8 advertised at that auction place...... $3995 > > If someone is looking at a second ( or third, or.... this gets really > scary.....) body, it is a factory demo. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information