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Subject: [Leica] M8 First Impressions & Pictures.
From: dommorris at rogers.com (Dominic Morris)
Date: Tue Mar 20 02:10:30 2007
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Thanks for the kind words, Gene. I have done so.

Regards,
Dom

On 20-Mar-07, at 12:32 AM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:

Dom,

I think what Hugh is saying is that it takes a long time to open your  
photos.  Not usre if it is the size or what but they do take about 4  
minutes to open, so you may need to resize them for the web.  Great  
shots though.

gene

-------------- Original message from Dominic Morris  
<dommorris@rogers.com>: --------------


> Thanks for looking Hugh and for the suggestion. I will certainly
> resize. It never occurred to me that folks might want to download;
> for some reason I thought the gallery view would be enough. Live and
> learn.
>
> Regards,
> Dom
>
> On 19-Mar-07, at 8:42 PM, Hugh Thompson wrote:
>
> Hello Dom - like your TO shots. Different angles for Old City Hall
> etc. Isn't it fun to walk around with the M8, and that 28 is a
> fantastic lens.
>
> BTW, don't know what imageware you are using but the images on the
> LUG are huge, and it take for ever to download them. Suggest you
> resize them for the web prior to posting.
>
> Hugh
>
> On 19-Mar-07, at 5:15 PM, Dominic Morris wrote:
>
>> Greetings all.
>>
>> The M8 vigil ended about 3 weeks ago. The camera with a brand new
>> Summicron 2/28 mm lens arrived Feb 27 and I have been on the
>> learning curve ever since, as I expect to be for a lifetime to come.
>>
>> I love the camera and have had no problems with batteries, SD cards
>> or the like. The selector switch does not seem loose, but it does
>> somehow find its way to unexpected positions. It is, of course,
>> heavier than the little Sony I just passed on to my wife, but this
>> actually seems helpful. I got a shot of Terry, hand-held at 1/15th,
>> unheard of with any former camera.
>>
>> Anyhow, there are a few early efforts up for your critical review.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3cfhfq
>>
>> TIA.
>> Dom
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] M8 First Impressions & Pictures.)
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