[Leica] M8 in Palo Alto

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Here's the pdf:

http://www.kspphoto.com/media/event_data/leica/Leica_card.pdf

Peter.
SF, CA


--- Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:

> K&S has M8 for demos...???? Hmm...
> 
> At 11:51 PM 11/10/2006, pmcc wrote:
> 
> >This evening a group of BALUGs met for dinner
> before
> >going to see a demo at Keeble & Shuchat of the
> current
> >Leica digital cameras, including the M8. Keith and
> >Mark Lee, John Gong, Ken Iisaka and yours truly
> were
> >there. Ralph Hagenauer from Leica Germany gave a
> Power
> >Point presentation, and various models were passed
> >around and made available for handling. Being aware
> of
> >the various cavils and misgivings about the M8
> raised
> >on the LUG and elsewhere on the net, we were all
> >predisposed to be somewhat skeptical and
> underwhelmed.
> >Well, I for one came away with red dots in my eyes,
> >and I don't think I was alone.  The camera looks,
> >feels and handles just like an M camera, and seems
> >impressively well built.  It is also clear that
> Leica
> >is aware of the IR sensitivity issues and others
> that
> >have been raised, and we are given to understand
> that
> >fixes will be proposed soon. My sense is that the
> M8
> >makes for a relatively painless transition for the
> M
> >shooter from film to digital -- cost aside, of
> course.
> >  That's the last 2 cents you'll be getting from me
> for
> >a while, as I now have a good reason to save my
> >pennies.
> >
> >Peter.
> >SF, CA
> 
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To
> reach me directly, please 
> use richard at imagecraft.com) 
> 
> 
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