Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]T C Kline wrote: > The M8 is a bit smaller than a C 1D or N D2 especially with a lens -- > cast your doubts aside. I suspect many the early adopters, myself > included, are those that have largely put their Ms on the shelf and > have been shooting dSLRs, but would really like shoot a digital M. An > M is quite a different camera. Yes it is a very different animal from any SLR. I have a 24 1.4L for my EOS gear. I seldom use it because the AF, even as good as the EOS is, is just not quite good enough for me and that lens. I do not hesitate to use f1 on my Noctilux...cause in low light nothing beats an M's focusing. As far as price, well I do not think I have paid under $4,000 for any of the pro digital bodies I have. I was quite happy to hear the price on the M8, being Leica I was afraid the price would be over 6G and way more than I'd want to spend on one. Would I like it to be more in the 2 G line, yes, but hey the thing from all reports is built like an M, that means quality and rugged. Which is why I pay more for the 1D line of cameras in the EOS line. -- Harrison McClary Harrison McClary Photography harrison@mcclary.net http://www.mcclary.net ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography http://www.imagestocksouth.com Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: http://web.mac.com/whmcclary/iWeb/tobacco-road/Blog/Blog.html