Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/17

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Subject: [Leica] M8: "I think it's gonna be all right"
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Fri Nov 17 16:58:49 2006

I'm with Tina, anybody out there who wants to unload their looser M8, send 
me a note, I want it.

gene

-------------- Original message from Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>: 
-------------- 


> At 12:06 PM 11/17/2006, you wrote: 
> Some diehards will buy it, some will buy it because they want the latest 
> >expensive camera jewelery around their neck, but serious M photographers 
> >will ultimately shun it. 
> 
> I don't think I'm a diehard or a jewelry wearer. I do think I'm a 
> serious M photographer and I'm not jumping to any conclusions about 
> the M8. I've been testing it for two weeks now and I'm still 
> learning what it can and can't do. I'm carrying it everywhere and 
> trying it out under every circumstance I can imagine. I'm also still 
> trying out different software programs for developing the RAW 
> files. It's amazing what a difference the software makes - kind of 
> like using different film developers ;-) I did the same thing with 
> both the Canon 5D and the 1DMII. I've learned how to use both of 
> those for their strengths and how to avoid their weakness. I plan to 
> do the same with the M8. If others agree with you, though, there 
> should be some cheap M8's coming up for sale and I'll be able to buy 
> another one. I need two to take to Honduras in June ;-) 
> 
> Tina 
> 
> Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA 
> http://www.tinamanley.com 
> 
> 
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