Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David, When is your Manifest coming out? I'm very curious as to why you are so angry after having the camera less than 2 weeks. If the market gets flooded with used ones that may sway me into getting one. Len On Nov 17, 2006, at 12:06 PM, David Keenan wrote: >> How Leica handles the resulting anger and >> apprehension will probably determine the M8's success or failure. > > As a former owner of an M8, I maintain that the M8 is already a > failure. > > 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. > > All the claptrap that I read about the M8 being "a real M camera" > is just > that, claptrap. It may walk like a duck but it doesn't quack like one. > > Shades of the M5... > > This not from some old fart, film traditionalist either. I longed > for a > digital M but it's back to film and, when appropriate, my now much > more > highly appreciated R-D1. > > This will be expounded apon in my upcoming "M8 Manifesto". > > Dave. > > -- > My Photography: http://www.david-keenan.com > My Blog: http://www.david-keenan.com/euroblog > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information