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Subject: [Leica] will you ever buy another leica body?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Thu Sep 25 09:38:07 2008
References: <4268A9826B9DBE4D938B902A6BC80308A9967A@exchange8.asc.local> <58389815-CE4A-4D22-9C80-B9FC7E0C0B01@comcast.net> <3924E307-0A7F-4BFC-9E9B-4A8BF8B249E8@cox.net> <95292173-8094-4C21-8AF1-7E7023C6BCEE@comcast.net>

My M8 gives me better images at 640 than Fuji 400 did.

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Richard S. Taylor <
r.s.taylor_post@comcast.net> wrote:

> This is an old argument any probably not worth rehashing, but my issues
> with the initial release of the M8 went way beyond price.  It was a beta
> release at a very high price and the 8.2 still does not have high ISO
> performance even close to the competition.
>
> With the S2, Leica may be getting its groove back.   Let's hope so, in any
> case.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dick
> off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2008, at 12:03 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>
>> On Sep 25, 2008, at 8:36 AM, Richard S. Taylor wrote:
>>
>>  I still have a bunch of M lenses waiting for a digital body at a price
>>> I'm willing to pay.  The M8.2 is over $6K now.   Impossible!   I'm hoping
>>> Nikon, or Zeiss or maybe Panasonic will finally come through with 
>>> something
>>> affordable.
>>>
>>
>> I bought my brand new M8  immediately for $4000....
>>
>> thousands of photos later the same people are still talking about how
>> expensive it is...
>>
>> well,  it's not getting any cheaper...
>>
>> but it is looking reasonable by comparison,
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Dick
>>> off-list comments to r.s.taylor at comcast dot net please.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 25, 2008, at 11:09 AM, Kyle Cassidy wrote:
>>>
>>>  In the serious discussion I noticed several people said or implied that
>>>> they would probably never buy another M body. I may or may not myself,
>>>> but I was thinking that I'm probably actually MORE likely to buy another
>>>> _leica_ than I was before. I suddenly find the idea of having an R3 or
>>>> some variant much more appealing than I did before. (I'd love an R8 but
>>>> I don't think the prices will likely drop into "affordable for goofing
>>>> off" any time soon).
>>>>
>>>> I suspect that after a few years on digital hiatus we may slowly return
>>>> to our closets, get out our old leicas and take the occasional photo.
>>>> After which we will be depressed at how much money it costs every time
>>>> you press the shutter and probably go back to digital, but who knows.
>>>>
>>>> There may be a new leica in my future. They are so beautiful.
>>>>
>>>> Kc
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA

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