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Subject: [Leica] Possible M8 purchase - HELP!
From: j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz)
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 13:11:36 +0200
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Hello Gerry, I've used an M8 for about 5 years: this is an excellent camera! 
I've done more than 25 000 actuations now without any problems. And the 
results are very good! If the price is OK - I'd say about ? 1500 for the 
body ... then I'd go ahead!
JM 


Jean-Michel Mertz
Strasbourg

 
> From: gerry.walden at icloud.com
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:34:16 +0100
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Possible M8 purchase - HELP!
> 
> Ricahrd
> 
> thanks for commenting. I guess that any camera may suffer an electronic 
> failure these days.
> 
> Gerry
> 
> Gerry Walden
> 023 8046 3076
> 
> > On 10 Jul 2015, at 10:19, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > There is always a chance that old electronics may fail, but other than
> > that, if the price is right, why not?
> > 
> > I am shooting mostly 4x5 and medium format nowadays. These electronic 
> > stuff
> > confuses me. (*)
> > 
> > (*) a joke, as I am hard at work for our product that is, basically, 
> > teach
> > students/hobbyists on programming these electronic stuff.
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at 
> > icloud.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> >> I have the inexplicable urge to get my hands back on Leica, and I am
> >> looking at an M8 plus a Zeiss Biogon 28mm f2 lens from a dealer in
> >> Brighton. They are going to email me more details but I do know there 
> >> have
> >> been 17977 actuations, and it is described as Exc+. The price of both 
> >> looks
> >> pretty sensible.
> >> 
> >> There is sort of no logic in this, it is just I want to have a Leica. I
> >> would stress that I am very happy with my Fuji gear. Does anyone have 
> >> any
> >> helpful comments to make, or an advice of pitfalls I should be aware of
> >> (apart from becoming an addict again!)
> >> 
> >> Thanks
> >> 
> >> Gerry
> >> 
> >> Gerry Walden LRPS
> >> www.gwpics.com <http://www.gwpics.com/>
> >> Fujifilm X-World Photographer
> >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> >> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Gerry Walden
> >> 023 8046 3076
> >> 
> >> 
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