[Leica] M8 Article in LFI

[smcj35 at yahoo.com (Colin J)]

B. D. Colen wrote:
>
>But if precisely the same $4800 camera - looked and felt like a film M, nice
>bright viewfinder, solidly built, M lens mount, 10 mpg - with precisely the
>same problems - electronic but no dust or moisture seals, banding, IR
>weirdness, green blobs, questionable battery life, need for IR cut-off
>filters on lenses, noise levels much, much higher than Canon's, etc. etc. -
>were manufactured by Nikon, Canon, Cosina, or Zeiss for that matter, would
>you still call it "a great camera and worth the extra learning curve?"


Of course not, because it would not be a Leica!  

Those of us using Canon EOS 5D would also consider such a camera a very big 
step down in terms of its imaging ability.   

With film, the reasons for buying into the Leica M system included the 
superlative image quality of which the system is capable.  

With digital, maybe it is not physically possible to make a rangefinder 
camera that supplies images as well as the "industry standard" Canon EOS 5D. 
  If it *is* physically possible, then the Leica M8 is certainly not that 
camera.  

The M8.2 or M9 might be a step *towards* that camera, but the M8 is a very 
long way away, which is why I cancelled my order.  GBP 2990 (US $4795) is a 
very expensive price to pay for entry to a beta test programme.

Colin







                
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