[Leica] M8 and the Future

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

When I bought my M6 I could have bought a Canon SLR with lens for  
about a third of the price - probably less. The Canon usd exactly the  
same film as the Leica. So why did I spend all that money on a  
rangefinder rather than an SLR. Well, the main reason was because it  
was a rangefinder rather than an SLR. That was the case in film days  
and it's the same in the digital age.

Steve


On 25 Oct 2006, at 02:41, Matt Powell wrote:

> The M8 appears to be a lovely camera, and it isn't even as overpriced
> as I might have expected... but. As of today, I can run down to my
> local Costco, pick up a Canon 5d and some crappy cheap lens (75-300, I
> think), and eventually get it down to $2450 after $620 in rebates. Or
> do it Amazon style if I don't want to pay tax. That's full-frame,
> excellent image quality, great low-light performance, even Leica
> lenses if I want 'em, for half of an M8.