[Leica] New M8 (photos)

[robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)]

Blicking Window 2 is delightful.  And I like the IR very much too.

On Apr 30, 2011, at 3:32 PM, Simon Ogilvie wrote:

> Well, I finally bit the bullet and took the advice from several
> members here (for which I'm very grateful) and bought myself an M8.  I
> found a beautiful chrome one at a well-respected UK dealer which had
> been owned by a collector who barely used it (1800 shutter actuations
> when it came to me).  I got the dealer to throw in a couple of Leica
> UV/IR filters although initial results have shown that the "problem"
> isn't anywhere near as bad as the hype, and in many cases I prefer the
> colours without the filter on.  One thing I've found difficult is
> focussing with a 90mm summicron which I guess is pushing the
> rangefinder to its limit, but the M8 seems to be consistently
> back-focussing with it.  I guess I could send it back for adjustment,
> but at the moment I'm not going to let my new toy go that easily!  The
> problem, if there is one, is much less clear with wider lenses, so I
> might just live with it for now.
>
> Anyway, I've put a few first shots up from a recent trip to a local
> National Trust place (a UK charitable trust that looks after old
> houses and bits of countryside) on the gallery here:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/snowy Two of them are in colour, and
> the other two are done with an IR filter and converted to B&W.  It's
> the digital camera I've used to doing infra-red shots, as the shutter
> speeds are still hand-holdable due to the thinness of the built-in IR
> blocking filter.  None of my M lenses have IR focussing marks which is
> a pity, so focussing is done by guesswork!  Comments and criticism
> welcome, of course.
>
> It's been great fun so far, and I'm looking forward to continuing
> learning this new style of digital photography!
>
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