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Subject: [Leica] Canon G9 or Leica M8? Doug
From: nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sun Nov 11 13:54:47 2007
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Hi Philippe,

I was 38 when I got my first M6.

I did leave the fold when I wanted to go digital in 2004 and there  
was no suitable Leica offering--if the M8 had been available then,  
with good reliability and at a reasonable price, I would have bought  
one, regardless of whether it had AE or not.

Cheers,
Nathan

On 11-nov-2007, at 19:52, Philippe Amard wrote:

> Hi Doug,
> I meant - no harm intended - who under 40 and willing to travel  
> would buy a camera NEW, without AE as one of its features..
> As for easy ISO manual setting, I couldn't agree more, but only for  
> myself who hates remote-controls, cellular phone, automatic gear  
> shift in cars, etc.
>
> Yours
> Phil...x
>
> Douglas Herr wrote:
>
>> phamard@numericable.fr wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Who would do completely without AE nowadays? So who would buy a  
>>> fully and exclusively manual camera today? The same might apply  
>>> to auto-ISO in the very near future.
>>>
>>
>> I'd be fine without AE.  I use the R8 in manual mode most of the  
>> time.  What I'd like to see more than auto-ISO is an ISO control  
>> similar to the SS dial or aperture ring that I can change as  
>> easily as a shutter speed instead of going through a menu system.
>>
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
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In reply to: Message from telyt at earthlink.net (Douglas Herr) ([Leica] Canon G9 or Leica M8?)
Message from phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard) ([Leica] Canon G9 or Leica M8? Doug)