Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Is there a separate Bay Area LUG list that one can subscribe to? /Rich On 11/10/06, pmcc <pmcc_2000@yahoo.com> 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 > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >