Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Still can't get a black one here in the UK. I have 2 dealers, one my usual dealer down South the other near my Mother's in the North, both promised to phone when a black one comes in, both have chrome in stock. Frank On 13 Mar, 2007, at 17:36, Scott Gregory wrote: > All this hand wringing about IR filters etc and waiting for a > possible fix in an M9 makes me glad that I did get the M8. No I did > not get the first batch as that was when I was really thinking long > and hard about the investment. For me it is a lot of bucks, but I > have a heavy investment in Leica M glass that I was not using. I am > really in to digital photography and photoshop to print digitally > and using the Nikon D2X. Great camera, but heavy unless you can put > on a tripod all day. > So I invested in the M8. I for one have to say I certainly am not > glad I waited for something better. I have been using it out of the > box with no problems at all touch on wood. I have been told by > Leica just this week in an email that they cannot even tell me when > the filters will be shipped since they are out of stock and my > order was placed the second week of January. Not a big issue, I'll > just wait to see when they arrive. But I am using the camera and > the pictures I am getting are simply wonderful. I have even taken > pictures of people with black fabric shirts, sometimes I see the > magenta very very slightly but othertimes I don't, the shirts are > black as black can be. > Bottom line is the camera is superb for taking pictures, at least I > am finding that. I have learned not to wait for the latest and > greatest but to make an informed decision and to enjoy each day > taking photos with what I have. There always will be something > better out there, but who knows, I may not be here to enjoy it when > it arrives. Buy the M8 and start taking great pictures. You won't > be disappointed especially when you see the large digital blowups > you can make with this machine. > > Scott Gregory > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information