Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i would be wary of shutters reaching 1/8000 I have had two out of two fail. ric > On Jul 10, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> > wrote: > > Thank you Jean-Michel, that is very interesting. The price is around ?970 > (?700) so the price is pretty good. They have another at ?1049 but that is > just a bit to expensive. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > 023 8046 3076 > >> On 10 Jul 2015, at 12:11, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote: >> >> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >>>> // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information