[Leica] Now 5D Mk II - Was Unbelievable

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

I like using Leicas; there's no doubt about that.

However, there are a lot of other cameras I like 
using. Sinar 4x5's are the epitome of well 
thought out, elegantly designed view cameras; 
Mamiya 645's are wonderful aerial cameras, Noblex 
are great for 14? panoramas as are the Roundshots 
(and if anything, the latter are better made than 
the Leicas).

I also like the handling and feel of the latest 
D200, 300 and 700 Nikon DSLR's; old Nikon F2's, 
Canon F1's and Konica Autoreflex T3's. Rollei 
35's, Olympus RC, Yashica 44's, Rolleiflex's, 
Koni-Omegas, Technika's and dozens more.

There are also many things I like about the Canon 
DSLR's, and that's why I have them and will 
continue to use them.

It's just that since I already paid the money for 
Leica glass, the M8 makes sense. I wasn't all 
that keen on getting one, but I had a chance to 
try out a pre-production one and I was convinced. 
I was so convinced, in fact that not only did I 
get a fairly early one, I also got a second one 
used as a back-up. A very good decision on my 
part.

I'm sure that eventually there will be something 
to lure me away from the M8; hopefully an M9, but 
possibly a Zeiss digital or Nikon digital RF. Who 
knows? But in the meantime I am very pleased with 
the M8, and I am delighted with the files as they 
come from the camera.

I won't stop using the Canons, but the M8 and 
it's lenses are my favourites and this truly is 
not about not being able to see past the red dot, 
as anyone who knows me and my photography can 
attest to.


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