Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/09

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Subject: [Leica] News
From: Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)
Date: Mon Apr 9 06:34:10 2007
References: <53548CDC-2E04-428C-88EE-6214A21DB221@mac.com> <129A754F-7DAF-45B7-8A76-EA06FFE5083B@shaw.ca> <6CF4EA7D-6E46-41C3-9D3E-D1CF8349B34B@btinternet.com> <2EB0DED7-EF93-4C5D-970B-7F1340FEFCE5@shaw.ca>

Kind of you to say so John, I have been accused of calling a spade a  
f***ing shovel in the past...... Sometimes being Frank by name frank  
by nature causes upset.
I am just going out on the Ridgeway (an Iron age road near here) with  
dogs and M8.
Frank

On 9 Apr, 2007, at 14:12, John Collier wrote:

> Hi Frank,
>
> I have been reading every message you have posted since you bought  
> an M8. Of all the people on the list, you are the most used to  
> calling an expensive spade a spade.
>
> John Collier
>
> On 9-Apr-07, at 4:06 AM, Frank Dernie wrote:
>
>> The camera is useable without the filter though mostly it is  
>> better with. I have no coded lenses, though I plan to try the  
>> marker pen method to see if it makes much difference. V1.10 of the  
>> firmware is not yet available but my camera works fine. I will be  
>> interested to see what changes there are with 1.10.
>> If it were not for the fuss on the internet I would not have  
>> noticed some of the M8 shortcomings, as I did not notice the IR  
>> sensitivity of the Epson RD1 or Nikon D200 until I read about it  
>> on line.
>> I suppose I am just undiscerning.
>> Frank
>>
>> On 9 Apr, 2007, at 03:07, John Collier wrote:
>>
>>> I have criticized the M8, don't have one and seldom post photos.
>>>
>>> That is pretty much all that is appalling about me and my mother  
>>> is still pretty much glad to see me even though one would think  
>>> after 47 years of exposure, my presence might be wearing a bit thin.
>>>
>>> However, I am finding it a bit much to swallow that I must:
>>>
>>> - use a special filter* (with its attendant reflection problems),
>>> - code all my lenses,
>>> - and wait for a special firmware upgrade (1.10)
>>>
>>> before the camera is useable!
>>>
>>> I am glad that others are happy and have no desire to dampen  
>>> their enthusiasm at all but Leica has done a poor job of it and I  
>>> am going to sit this one out.
>>>
>>> John Collier
>>>
>>> *I am not against filters per-ca and use them where a situation  
>>> merits them but I am kicking at having to constantly use one  
>>> especially when it ruddy well detracts.
>>>
>>> On 8-Apr-07, at 7:26 PM, Robert Schneider wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> while it is interesting that the people who here criticize the M8,
>>>> don't have one and
>>>>
>>>> often haven't used one...
>>>>
>>>> but further they don't put their photos out there, taken with any
>>>> camera...
>>>>
>>>> for others to see...
>>>
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In reply to: Message from schneiderpix at mac.com (Robert Schneider) ([Leica] News)
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Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] News)