Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi folks, Its been a little while since I did this, maybe some of you might still remember me, maybe not... I was at a folk music festival here in England this last weekend (Cambridge, to be precise) and what did I spy but a Leica M8 in use. I saw a camera, while I was lunching, about 30 feet away hanging on a guy's shoulder. He was standing in a food queue. It looked familiar, in parts, in that the lens definitely looked Leica M-esque, with a hood. But I could see a shiny screen on the reverse. I tried to think what digital camera it could be, couldn't and then eventually curiosity got the better of me. I walked over and looked a little closer, I could see the front of the camera had the normal Leica text but where the M6 / M7 / M8 'logo' should have been it had evidently been removed. The baseplate had a battery(?) door on it or maybe for the media card. The screen was on the left hand of the back with some controls on the RHS of the rear. I didn't see that much more but I introduced myself to the guy and invited him to join me to tell me about his camera after he'd collected his lunch, he said he would. So I pointed out where I was sitting (not inconspicuously in a pink polo shirt) and waited for him to join me. The next thing I knew he was nowhere to be seen! I guess he'd be under strict orders to keep quiet about it anyway but it surprised me he'd taken it to a festival with around 10,000 people there! He was a youngish chap, maybe no older than early 30's, tallish (maybe 6 foot), slim build and dark haired. I didn't recognise him. So, they're out there, being tested, if only I'd acted more stealthily, and less directly I could have blagged some discreet pictures of it! Hey ho! see you at Photokina, Jem