Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, The old film M line were worth the premium, because they were built to last forever, and because they were film cameras, really never went obsolescent. The same holds for the lenses. I cant say the same about the M8. As far as Nikon and Canon are concerned, I can buy a semi-pro camera with almost all the features and exactly the same sensor as the top of the line model for around $1500 (D300 or 50D) to $2500 (D700 or 5D2). The M8 is probably worth around $1500 to $2000 or so, especially in light of the need to use filters under certain conditions. Using these filters may or may not bother an user, but it is still a design error that does not reflect well on the company. I am not questioning that it is worth it to a lot of members of the group. It does not seem that way to me at these prices. I am still buying lenses - just bought a 35mm Summarit-M from Hoppy's dealer in Australia - in the fond hope that Leica will see the light on pricing of digital bodies! The introduction of the Summarit line is what is making me believe that they will introduce a secondary cheaper line of digital M bodies - if the company stays solvent, that is. Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 7:38 AM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>wrote: > not trying to defend anything, Jayanand > > I agree that it's a lot of money > but worth it for me. > I'm not trying to get anyone to buy one. > Simply saying, "try one out; see if you like it." > > For me it is worth the money. > It's with me every minute of every day > just like my old M6 used to be. > > I recognize that it is not for everyone. > That's why they're selling on ebay for $3,000 + or - > > I encourage everyone to buy > and use what ever they like > and can afford. > > Why isn't anyone decrying the costs of the high end Canons, Nikons, > Hasselblads, Sinars, Leafs et al > > Fond regards, > George > > george@imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > On Dec 19, 2008, at 7:44 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > George, >> That is your usual defense - "I have a feeling that you have not seriously >> used an M8". The fact is that it is extremely expensive for what it >> delivers - I am risking another contemptuous round of reactions here, >> which >> I have endured ever since the camera was released, due to my (still) >> negative view on the pricing. Not the camera, mind you, but the pricing. A >> Ferrari is brimful of the latest technical innovations. A Patek or Lange >> have genuine quality of handmade luxury. An M8 is neither. The lenses are >> another question altogether, but the body is atrociously priced. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 6:35 AM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com >> >wrote: >> >> I certainly do not consider the range finder or the ccd in the M8 >>> rubbish. >>> Nor the meter, nor the lenses, nor the simple controls. >>> I have a feeling that you have not seriously used an M8. >>> >>> Fond regards, >>> George >>> >>> george@imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 19, 2008, at 6:30 PM, Yama Nawabi wrote: >>> >>> Au contraire! The technology used in the M8 relative to other cameras is >>> >>>> rubbish. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >