Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/10

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Article in LFI
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Wed Jan 10 16:53:09 2007

George,

Sounds like you have already made up your mind.  Can I have yours when it 
comes in?

Gene

-------------- Original message from Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com>: 
-------------- 


> On Jan 10, 2007, at 1:46 PM, Didier Ludwig wrote: 
> > One choice? Two and half years before the M8 appeared, Cosina and 
> > Epson made the first digital rangefinder, the R-D1 (which btw has 
> > it's special merits in forcing Leica to concretise and speed up 
> > their M8 project). The R-D1 has flaws, adjustment and qc problems, 
> > too (and I'm really expert, mine travels more around from service 
> > to dealer to manufacturer than being in my hands), but it can 
> > easily stand a comparison with the M8 in terms of picture quality 
> > and noise at high ISO. Compare the pix on the links below. 
> 
> I'm with you on this - I almost bought an R-D1 several times. tongue 
> firmly in cheek I didn't consider it when responding to BD's jibe 
> because I didn't think it met with his, " looked and felt like a film 
> M, nice bright viewfinder, solidly built, M lens mount, 10 mpg." 
> criteria; even though it did meet his unique "problems" criteria. ;^) 
> 
> > The R-D1's problems are nevertheless not acceptable even if it 
> > costs a third of the M8 only. Only fools like you and me buy such 
> > crap :-) 
> 
> And I may discover that the M8's problems are not acceptable. ;^) But 
> I have to foolishly discover that for myself. 
> 
> Regards, 
> George Lottermoser 
> george@imagist.com 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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