[Leica] M8 sighted!

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)]

Could be an Epson R-D1?

At 11:53 AM 7/31/2006, you wrote:

>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
>

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