Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Jean-Michel, that is very interesting. The price is around ?970 (?700) so the price is pretty good. They have another at ?1049 but that is just a bit to expensive. Gerry Gerry Walden 023 8046 3076 > On 10 Jul 2015, at 12:11, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote: > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information