Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well said Scott, agree with all you have said and I have one of the first batch which has been back home for the hardware fix. I love it. :-) Eric On 13/3/07 17:36, "Scott Gregory" <s_gregory1@mac.com> 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