Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Look, I knew that my opinion would be ridiculed, but that doesn't mean that you're right and I'm wrong. From what I've heard the camera can work fairly well if you're willing to spend hundreds of dollars for IR cut filters (yeah, yeah, "no charge" if you only have two lenses -- har, har), have your lenses coded and/or create custom processing routines in Camera Raw. When processing more than a thousand files from a wedding, those are workflow issues I'd rather not deal with. With Canon DSLRs there's little to do to the RAW files other than some exposure and white balance adjustment -- all the way up to 1600 ISO (and often 3200). The M8 would work for me no better than film, and with film I'd still have a 35 acting like a 35. Horses for courses, YMMV, people who shoot weddings aren't real photographers, you've never been anything other than a Leica hater anyway, whatever you want to say or think is fine. I'm delighted the M8 works for you. It wouldn't work for me and I think the way that Leica has dealt with its flaws and, yes, DEFECTS, is laughable. I'll sit it out until (if?) there's a round two. M4, M6, and a bag of film still works if I want shoot Leicas. rs --------------------------- H-m-m-m? It does bring a smile to my face each time I pick it up. Maybe he's right. No. No punch line. Or - Perhaps those astounding files are the punch line. No. They're not funny. They're simply gorgeous. More like a lover ;~) Regards, George Lottermoser george@imagist.com On Apr 8, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Robert Schneider wrote: > The M8 is a joke. __________________________________ http://www.robertschneider.com http://www.schneiderpix.com photoblog: Light Under a Bushel http://luab.blogtog.com