Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/13

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Subject: [Leica] M8 use filters or not
From: len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Tue Mar 13 09:55:24 2007
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Scott,

Good for you. A voice of reason.

Enjoy. Most of us are.

Len


On Mar 13, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Scott Gregory wrote:

> All this hand wringing about IR filters etc and waiting for a  
> possible fix in an M9 makes me glad that I did get the M8. No I did  
> not get the first batch as that was when I was really thinking long  
> and hard about the investment. For me it is a lot of bucks, but I  
> have a heavy investment in Leica M glass that I was not using. I am  
> really in to digital photography and photoshop to print digitally  
> and using the Nikon D2X. Great camera, but heavy unless you can put  
> on a tripod all day.
> So I invested in the M8. I for one have to say I certainly am not  
> glad I waited for something better. I have been using it out of the  
> box with no problems at all touch on wood. I have been told by  
> Leica just this week in an email that they cannot even tell me when  
> the filters will be shipped since they are out of stock and my  
> order was placed the second week of January. Not a big issue, I'll  
> just wait to see when they arrive. But I am using the camera and  
> the pictures I am getting are simply wonderful. I have even taken  
> pictures of people with black fabric shirts, sometimes I see the  
> magenta very very slightly but othertimes I don't, the shirts are  
> black as black can be.
> Bottom line is the camera is superb for taking pictures, at least I  
> am finding that. I have learned not to wait for the latest and  
> greatest but to make an informed decision and to enjoy each day  
> taking photos with what I have. There always will be something  
> better out there, but who knows, I may not be here to enjoy it when  
> it arrives. Buy the M8 and start taking great pictures. You won't  
> be disappointed especially when you see the large digital blowups  
> you can make with this machine.
>
> Scott Gregory
>
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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Leni Riefenstahl - New books about her)
Message from s_gregory1 at mac.com (Scott Gregory) ([Leica] M8 use filters or not)