[Leica] M8 sighted!

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

At 12:17 PM 7/31/2006, you wrote:

>No,
>I've seen RD-1s enough, Tom A put the first one in my hands last photokina.
>I do 'know my onions', I'm editor of the Leica Society magazine here in 
>the UK.

My apology :-)

>Whereas the RD-1s are black this was silver, and rather shiny silver at 
>that, in fact it would surprise me if part of the baseplate was plastic, 
>especially that door.

I guess as time approaches to the Big Day, we will hear more and more 
sightings, etc. Thanks.

>Jem
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard" <richard-lists@imagecraft.com>
>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:13 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 sighted!
>
>
>>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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