Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/19

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Subject: [Leica] M8 aka Edsel
From: amr3 at alpha1.csd.uwm.edu (Alan Magayne-Roshak)
Date: Tue Dec 19 10:37:12 2006


 Mon, 18 Dec 2006  afterswift@aol.com wrote:

>
>Also, the great advantage of an RF camera in the digital format is that it
>can deliver a live and focusable VF image on the LED screen -- as does my
>Oly 5050. Leica fumbled that in the M8.
>
>Bob
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I don't care about the live screen (all RFs have a live VF anyway) but
think they fumbled in not keeping the off-center tripod socket.  I like
using a wooden handle there for candid photos, with my thumb hooked behind
the wind lever; and without a lever on the M8, I would think the camera
might not be as secure in the hand, especially on verticals.

Alan



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