Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Gerry, I've used an M8 for about 5 years: this is an excellent camera! I've done more than 25 000 actuations now without any problems. And the results are very good! If the price is OK - I'd say about ? 1500 for the body ... then I'd go ahead! JM Jean-Michel Mertz Strasbourg > From: gerry.walden at icloud.com > Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:34:16 +0100 > To: lug at leica-users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] Possible M8 purchase - HELP! > > Ricahrd > > thanks for commenting. I guess that any camera may suffer an electronic > failure these days. > > Gerry > > Gerry Walden > 023 8046 3076 > > > On 10 Jul 2015, at 10:19, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> > > wrote: > > > > There is always a chance that old electronics may fail, but other than > > that, if the price is right, why not? > > > > I am shooting mostly 4x5 and medium format nowadays. These electronic > > stuff > > confuses me. (*) > > > > (*) a joke, as I am hard at work for our product that is, basically, > > teach > > students/hobbyists on programming these electronic stuff. > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at > > icloud.com> > > wrote: > > > >> I have the inexplicable urge to get my hands back on Leica, and I am > >> looking at an M8 plus a Zeiss Biogon 28mm f2 lens from a dealer in > >> Brighton. They are going to email me more details but I do know there > >> have > >> been 17977 actuations, and it is described as Exc+. The price of both > >> looks > >> pretty sensible. > >> > >> There is sort of no logic in this, it is just I want to have a Leica. I > >> would stress that I am very happy with my Fuji gear. Does anyone have > >> any > >> helpful comments to make, or an advice of pitfalls I should be aware of > >> (apart from becoming an addict again!) > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Gerry > >> > >> Gerry Walden LRPS > >> www.gwpics.com <http://www.gwpics.com/> > >> Fujifilm X-World Photographer > >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Gerry Walden > >> 023 8046 3076 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information