Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/17

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Subject: [Leica] M8: "I think it's gonna be all right"
From: images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley)
Date: Fri Nov 17 10:19:23 2006

At 12:06 PM 11/17/2006, you wrote:
Some diehards will buy it, some will buy it because they want the latest
>expensive camera jewelery around their neck, but serious M photographers
>will ultimately shun it.

I don't think I'm a diehard or a jewelry wearer.  I do think I'm a 
serious M photographer and I'm not jumping to any conclusions about 
the M8.  I've been testing it for two weeks now and I'm still 
learning what it can and can't do.  I'm carrying it everywhere and 
trying it out under every circumstance I can imagine.  I'm also still 
trying out different software programs for developing the RAW 
files.  It's amazing what a difference the software makes - kind of 
like using different film developers ;-) I did the same thing with 
both the Canon 5D and the 1DMII.  I've learned how to use both of 
those for their strengths and how to avoid their weakness.  I plan to 
do the same with the M8.  If others agree with you, though, there 
should be some cheap M8's coming up for sale and I'll be able to buy 
another one.  I need two to take to Honduras in June ;-)

Tina

Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA
http://www.tinamanley.com