Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/28

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Subject: [Leica] M8 and the Future
From: rclark01 at comcast.net (Robert Clark)
Date: Sat Oct 28 04:54:25 2006
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That is why I use the M6.  Because I enjoy using it more than my Nikon D70 
or any other camera I've ever used and the quality of the pictures are 
vastly superior to anything else I've ever used.  I guess that's what we all 
want in the long run...a camera that we love to us and that gives us results 
that satisfy us.  I'm not sure if I'll ever get an M8 but I do know that 
I'll be using my M6 for a long, long time.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 5:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 and the Future


> Depends on your opinion of "vastly superior". IMO the differences  between 
> lenses are reasonably subtle, and resolution is not, for me,  the most 
> important one. I shall buy a M8 because I generally prefer  the look of my 
> Leica lenses over the Canon ones and I much prefer  rangefinders to SLRs. 
> That is enough for me.
>  It is cheaper than my EOS 1Ds was and I know when I get one I will  use 
> it more and enjoy doing so -much- more.
> Frank
>
>
> On 28 Oct, 2006, at 06:16, Bill Smith wrote:
>
>> I think that unless the M8 gives vastly superior images/ handling  ease 
>> (doubtful) to the current offerings of Canon, Nikon, etc. it's  going to 
>> be a huge flop due to the high price. Those dedicated  Leicaphiles (many 
>> here) will be hard-pressed (for a multitude of  reasons) to give up their 
>> film cameras until there's no more film  to be bought on the face of the 
>> earth, so that leaves whom? A few  well-heeled folk around the world who 
>> just love to have the best of  everything and want more prestige (Leica 
>> marque) than a high-  priced P&S or DSLR can give them. A small market in 
>> the latter  group. How small? Dunno, I run in those kinds of circles.
>>
>>   Just my opinion-- to be damned and/ or shredded to pieces.
>>
>> GREG LORENZO <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>   Nathan Wajsman writes in part:
>>
>>> Sorry, but I don't understand the necessity for "full frame". The  35mm
>>> is a coincidence stemming from the movie film Barnack had  available in
>>> the early 20th century. There is nothing magic about it.
>>
>> Nathan,
>>
>> Do you own a MF film camera?
>>
>> If so, ask yourself why?
>>
>> This should answer your question.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Greg
>>
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