Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/18

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Subject: [Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Mon Sep 18 15:23:11 2006
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20060915231210.00c1d540@mail.2alpha.com> <3316916C-41CC-4D82-B169-51A3FB8CB8A9@dodo.com.au> <000d01c6daa2$deb83890$6801a8c0@dcpdc.dcts.org> <003a01c6daaa$22f64c20$a302a8c0@ted> <151F185F-80F2-41C1-9064-BD63B24627A1@mac.com> <002a01c6dab6$c4ac0a30$a302a8c0@ted> <p06230929c133af7fa66f@[10.1.16.144]> <84626057-14D9-45E0-9ABC-7E237CD82B71@cox.net> <p0623092fc134a48e59c9@[10.1.16.144]>

On Sep 18, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Henning Wulff wrote:

> At 10:11 AM -0700 9/18/06, Steve Barbour wrote:
>> Please ...those who have taken them: please post photos taken with  
>> the Leica M8...
>>
>> we have heard enough about it, now it's time to see the  
>> photographic results from this camera,
>>
>> even if it's for the moment, only thru jegs on our screens...
>>
>> many thanks to those who might care to share their images,
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Steve
>
> Not going to happen.
>
> Shouldn't happen, actually. Leica specifically asked all who used  
> the pre-production cameras not to post photos or make qualitative  
> comments about them other than in the very broadest sense, nor to  
> make comments/judgements about any of the other issues affected by  
> firmware. The finalization of the firmware will make all present  
> evaluations and judgements meaningless, but the judgements will  
> still hang around to muddy people's perceptions.


interesting....

so the software can turn a dog into a race horse...

or vice versa...


:-)

Steve
>
> See what people's reactions have been to the posted and shortly  
> pulled 'tests and comparisons' on Erwin Put's site.
>
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In reply to: Message from pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from rdcb37 at dodo.com.au (Rick Dykstra) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from rclark01 at comcast.net (Robert Clark) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from rclompus at mac.com (Richard Clompus) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] M8: To buy or not to buy. . .)