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Subject: [Leica] American Photo M8 Review in Iraq
From: montoid at earthlink.net (Montie)
Date: Tue May 8 20:56:38 2007
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Gene, I'm sure my 8 year old lap top monitor isn't optimum! ;-)
Montie

>photos look fine here, not muddy at all.

gene

-------------- Original message from "Montie"
<montoid@earthlink.net>: --------------


>
http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4133/extreme-field-test-leica-m8-in-iraq.htm
> l
>
> A few decent images but nothing that blew me away...(the insurgent? being
> carted
> off was a good catch) maybe it's my ancient screen but I thought the
colors
> were
> a bit "muddy" with lower contrast than I like :-( Hopefully, he did better
> with his
> M6. :-) I was over there for two weeks in 1990...when I got back I found
> sand
> in places where light and air can't get into!! The M4s held up nice
though!
> ;-)
> I don't see the M8 holding up over there for an entire 1 year tour. I
guess
> that's
> the trade-off for transmitting images "real time"
>
> Montie
>
>
>
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