Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 23, 2009, at 6:09 AM, Brian Reid wrote: > I got the M8.2 because my M8 needed repair 48 hours before I was > leaving on a 3-week trip to Australia and I figured I could sell the > M8 after it came back from repair. I didn't want to get on the > airplane without a proper camera. > > I find that when I am using a camera, I think about the picture and > not about the camera, and so I couldn't possibly answer the question > comparing an M8.2 to an M8. I guess the shutter is probably quieter, > and I guess the framelines are probably more accurate. The new > viewscreen is the only obvious difference. Don't pooh-pooh the > sapphire glass. It's better. Whether or not it's worth the extra > money is a question I can't answer. > > I do miss the fastest shutter speed but I fear that its absence is > an inseparable part of the new quieter shutter. When I sent my M8 > off for repair, I had them upgrade the shutter, and it came back > with a dial that has neither 1/8000 nor idiot "S" mode. thanks Brian... Steve > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information