[Leica] M8 use filters or not

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Scott,
The M8 is a tool.  All tools have flaws.  The trick is to use a tool where
it is strong and try not to use it where the flaws cause you issues. I
wouldn't use an M8 for a cheap wedding where everyone is wearing a plastic
tux.  I wouldn't use an M8 for a fashion shoot or advertising where absolute
color fidelity was critical.  Macro is probably not a first choice either.
Now for everything else, pick the thing up and start shooting.  It is quick
enough, more than sharp enough, dynamic range is not a problem as you will
see from some shots on Sunday, small, unobtrusive, and most of all an
extension of my hand/eye.  What Ted has said for probably decades: WOW, look
at (click) that.

On 3/13/07, Scott Gregory <s_gregory1@mac.com> 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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