Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/14

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Subject: [Leica] new LUGger sails into harbour
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Apr 14 14:59:42 2008

Joanne,

Welcome to the LUG.  Love the walk through the London Zoo.  Looks like you 
are getting aquainted with the M8 quite well.  One general comment... Over 
all they seem to be a bit under exposed, but this could be just me.  I look 
forward to seeing more from you.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "JOANNE SIMPSON" <joannesimpson2008@btinternet.com>
>
> Hello,
> I am brand new to the Leica system, but finally bought the M8 I have 
> coveted 
> since it came out. I never touched a Leica before, have had it a week and 
> it 
> is truly the most amazing camera I have ever handled. It's so incredibly 
> intuitive - it feels just as solid and real as a Hasselblad - only half 
> the 
> weight and twice the speed with :-( batteries...
> I am, I confess, a long-time HUGger (and tree-hugger, but enough about 
> that), and it's great to see so many familiar names cross-posting. I still 
> love the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, but sometimes you need to drive a 
> DB9...
> Here are some test shots from my first weekend back in 35mm. Strolling 
> around London Zoo and London Underground on a typical April (rainy) day 
> watching the watchers. I'm afraid some of them are still square, and I'm 
> not 
> quite ready for colour yet...
> Nice to meet you all.
> http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/corvus76/20080412_M8
> Joanne Simpson 
> 
> 
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