[Leica] M8 Review

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Considering that it was his first time, and he did not trash the rangefinder 
concept as most first timers do, I thought it was pretty good.  Yes I agree 
it takes much longer to really appreciate and properly use the rangefinder.  
But at least the reviewer did appreciate some of its assets, given his short 
stint with it.  He at least tried to give a fair review.

Gene

-------------- Original message from Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net>: 
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> On Aug 1, 2007, at 9:13 PM, Bill Larsen wrote: 
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> > grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: 
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> >> Also, several of the problems he mentions have been addressed in 
> >> firmware updates. Don't remember seeing what the firmware version 
> >> was of the camera he used. Overall a interesting and pretty fair 
> >> review. 
> >> 
> > I thought it was a miraculous review. In his conclusion he 
> > writes: "When I first got my hands on the M8 I have to admit it was 
> > my first experience of a rangefinder camera...." 
> > Think about the time most of us have spent in trying to master the 
> > rangefinder camera so that its use becomes an extension of our vision. 
> 
> pretty miraculous a review is right, how to do a meaningful review of 
> a rangefinder, not having ever used a rangefinder before... 
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> pretty good... compared to what? 
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> Steve 
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> > Regards, Bill Larsen 
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