[Leica] Some time with an M8

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Hi Ted,

I with you. My comment was meant to show there are a few of us that  
are very happy with its performance and are not in the whining camp.  
Plus Leica can't have it back.

Len


On Jan 29, 2007, at 8:21 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> Leonard Taupier offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Some time with an M8
>
>
>> Ted,
>>
>> To me the benefits far outweigh the faults. But that's me. I've  
>> been shooting color and b&w without problems, unless I take a  
>> problem  photo on purpose. I do not use the filters even though I  
>> keep them in  my bag. I love the camera as do a few others here.  
>> And I'll keep  shooting it.<<<
>>
> Hi  Len,
> I didn't say I didn't like it, actually I love it simply because  
> after all the years of using M cameras, most of the time 3 at a  
> time off neck or shoulders, it felt like pure magic knowing it was  
> digital in my hands like a pair of well fitting gloves. It was as  
> natural in my hands as are my fingers!  And that's no exaggeration!
>
> Besides digital has become my only way of shooting, 20D and leica  
> glass as often as I can. Also the Digilux 2 on occasions. And here  
> was the dream machine, M8!
>
> M's have been the work horses of my career and when a digital  
> version was going to be available I didn't expect anything but the  
> best of the best because it was a Leica! And after 50 years working  
> with and using Leica gear under all kinds of conditions and  
> locations I expected exactly the same quality in the M8!
>
> And with my experince as a professional I expected exactly what I'd  
> used for those many years, the best of the best. Not some machine  
> requiring "fix it" add on bits because it wasn't done correctly in  
> the first place.
>
> If I had treated any of my clients in similar fashion as Leica have  
> in this case, I'd not likely have had the good fortune to be  
> assigned the numbers of projects as I've had. Nor the books  
> published, nor lectured for Leica at their seminar!
>
> Sure any manufacturer can have after the fact problems as we see  
> nearly everytime some new electronic whiz bang machine is released.  
> But they went with it on a ..... "we can't afford to be late so  
> release it and we'll fix it later!" Whether that's absolutely true  
> or not, who knows in this day of e-mail messaging.
>
> The day they have this camera working as perfectly and consistently  
> as an M7 or any of the other M's worked in my hands day after day,  
> then I'll put the money on the table. Quite simply, I truly love  
> the camera, but not as it is for $5000 plus.
>
> Some of you will re-call I mentioned before Christmas BRAVO TV are  
> producing a documentary about moi and career, some of that was shot  
> in November, we will be into full production in the next week.
>
> And yes I will have an M8 hanging on my neck and in use on  
> locations, as a B&W camera! :-) So you see it isn't all bad when I  
> bitch! I do try to give credit where credit is due!
>
> ted
>
>
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