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Subject: [Leica] M8 hands-on news
From: rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra)
Date: Mon Aug 21 05:15:13 2006
References: <002001c6c517$3af17460$6601a8c0@asus930>

Thanks Hoppy.  I'll have to drop in there next time I'm in  
Melbourne.   The 50 would have to be going to them over a fair  
stretch of time I'd guess.  It's going to be interesting to see what  
people think of this camera.

Rick

On 21/08/2006, at 9:44 PM, G Hopkinson wrote:

> Sure thing Rick.
> It is Camera Exchange in Melbourne that told me, just a couple of  
> days ago.
> I was busily buying M gear from them at the time!
> I got to play with - 3 or 4 M7's, a couple of the 28s, the ZI RF  
> and the new
> ZI ZF 50 & 85 for the Nikon F mount. So much technolust, so few  
> hands to
> load film with.
> They hope to be selling the M8? at a little better than that quoted  
> retail.
> You have to respect a store that has such a great range of M gear  
> in stock.
> I've had several very pleasant dealings with them. I never fail to  
> visit
> when I am in Melbourne. Walked out with an M7 and a very nice  
> Summicron 28
> on this occasion. Scanning the first negs as I sit here.
>
> I'm just impressed that they have ordered so many. Wonder how many  
> they will
> get? I would think that they are one of the biggest Leica dealers in
> Australia?
>
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On  
> Behalf Of
> Rick Dykstra
> Sent: Monday, 21 August 2006 21:22
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 hands-on news
>
> Crikey, the LUGs a bit slow today.  It took all of ten posts to get
> from M8 to Viagra.  On a normal day it'd take three.
>
> I thought the news was good.  Looks like an M7, quiet shutter, well
> made, ...  hmmm, maybe that explains the lack of excitement - it's
> just what we expected.  I guess that's good.
>
> Hoppy, can you pass on which supplier has ordered the 50?
>
> Rick.
>
> On 21/08/2006, at 7:17 PM, Didier Ludwig wrote:
>
>> Don
>> With a shooting speed of 3 frames/sec and an expected size of
>> approx. 25MB
>> for a M8 raw file you'll need 16GB cards with a writing speed of
>> 75MB/sec to
>> put 600 shots on... Actally they're at 8GB and 25MB/sec... and not
>> shure if one accu will be enough for that...
>> :-)
>> Didier
>>
>>
>>
>>> ...Fondling, err no, just glad to
>>> have a 600 exposure roll of film in the camera and film advance to
>>> cock.
>>> The only concerns would be a large enough buffer that I could
>>> shoot three to
>>> five RAW frames quickly before recomposing.
>>>
>>> Rain, who cares about rain with a Passport warranty.
>>>
>>> Don
>>
>>
>>
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