[Leica] M8 in stock in the Netherlands

[larry.k at rcn.com (larry.k@rcn.com)]

Hello,
  I had the 20D, nice camera, but I got tired of lugging it around. Maybe 
you bought the one I sold. I had the 35 1.4 L, great lens, makes a good 
truncheon, I suppose. ;-)

  I have heard this "too expensive" argument so many times with reference to 
the M8. Sure, the camera isn't cheap, but I don't think the price is all 
that bad for what you get. At least, I feel good about walking around with 
the camera, something I could never say about all the Canon gear I have 
owned. 

  Funny story, I was at my Leica dealer a few weeks before the M8 came out. 
A guy in the store was going on about how expensive the M8 was and that you 
could buy a 5D with the money. I told the guy I wouldn't carry the 5D, end 
of story. Five minutes later, the guy admitted that he owned the 5D and 
never carried it! A camera you don't use is too expensive, not the one you 
use and enjoy.

  Regards,

  Larry

  


>Too expensive for me.
>I'll wait for the M9, a film camera with the nice and fast >shutter of 
>the M8/R9, a zoom finder to accommodate lenses from 21 to >135mm and a 
>built in winder. Don't say it can't be done. Lot's of things >that couldn't 
>be done a year ago are real now, like the M8.

>Anyhow, I got a used 20D for a bargain price. The 24 Elmarit >on it makes 
>a nice 38. Very close to my favourite 40. I now basicly have >a P&S with 
>manual focus. But I love it.

Cheers,

Michiel Fokkema