Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well they weren't putting any together behind those windows when I looked in all of their windows in June. Only some nice white M8's. Seems like we will hear some announcement in September. All speculation what it may be but a betting man....... ;-) I checked and it isn't Oskar Barnack's birthday. Any announcement is not the same as availability of course. 2009/8/21 Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > On Aug 20, 2009, at 6:04 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >> I watched them make M8's through the window in Solms they were in there >> with >> their white outfits on. Mostly gals. >> I have more respect for the M8's. >> They're Leicas.. >> They have a Leica rangefinder. They bleed. >> But they were a first out. >> The first M made by a company who was more used to making machine cameras >> with film transport mechanisms than all this electronic stuff. >> Had that got it perfect the first time it would have been astounding. >> Anyways everybody was shooting 1.5 or 1.33 crop those days. >> Now they are shooting 1x crop. >> I don't think its going to change much after this on that account. >> Barnack was very happy with 24x36. >> All the lenses made up to this minute are optimized for that format. >> And the megapixels wars are about over. >> I suspect the M9 will be a better investment than the m8. >> I suspect it might be good for a decade. >> >> The M8 does not stop taking pictures after you get your M9. >> > > > I somehow missed the big announcement... > > Is it out ? Where can I get mine ? > > Steve > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff Alles was eine gute Kamera braucht / Everything a good camera needs: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman