Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Robert Schneider writes:
> I've spoken to him within the week. You?
> My opinion? The M8 is a joke. It was delivered to the marketplace
> as a defective product. Ever since they have been making pathetic
> excuses ("it's a feature, not a defect!") and offering half-
> hearted fixes. I'm happy the camera exists and that it works for the Kool-
> Aid drinkers and for those who are willing to do all the fiddling
> required to make it work close to normally.
>
> For $5,000 I won't be a Leica beta tester. Maybe they'll get it
> right the next time (if there is a next time). Otherwise film is
> readily available and there's the EOS 5D.
Of course; why spend $5,000 for something that you can rant and rave about
on the Lug for free!
Greg J. Lorenzo
Calgary, Alberta
(Who has only very briefly handled an M8 and therefore can't express an
informed opinion).