Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/01

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Subject: [Leica] New kit
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sun Feb 1 09:05:36 2009
References: <6af76ca00901311557r63f8059dy48ca0e407f18b90d@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Chris,

Very good use on your M8 first pictures!

Saludos cordiales
Lluis

El 01/02/2009, a las 0:57, Christopher Birchenhall escribi?:

> On Topic:
>
> At long last I succumbed to a M8 - a M8.2 to be precise - just love
> the "vulcanite"!
>
> My first real usage:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_keith.jpg.html
>
> Took it for a walk: Just to test it
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_m_amp_S_lambton.jpg.html
>
> I quickly discerned th M8 had a lower dynamic range than my recent
> DSLRs so I took my Lee R75 0.6 grad filter with me. As all filters you
> need to "get it" and this one encroaches on the viewfinder. Here is an
> example: what do you think?
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_on_the_cusp.jpg.html
>
> Off Topic and for contrast:
>
> Nikon F6 Zeiss 50mm Macro Kodak Gold 200:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_bridge01.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_marple_dock.jpg.html
>
> Nikon D3 60mm Micro G
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_3_on_the_ridge.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/crb/_evening_cloud.jpg.html
>
> The M8 is a nice camera but it will one of several I use - need to get
> 1 or 2 spare batteries though - the Nikon batteries have spoilt me!
>
> Chris B
>
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