Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/01

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Subject: [Leica] M8 Review
From: charcot at comcast.net (charcot)
Date: Wed Aug 1 11:48:35 2007
References: <c77.17a14beb.33e22c41@aol.com>

Also the reviewer listed manual focus rangefinder as a CON- what a dork! 

Ernie Nitka - who no longer even owns a leica but does use a rangefinder


Afterswift@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 8/1/2007 10:51:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> lug-request@leica-users.org writes:
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> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/leicam8/
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> We should keep in mind that this review ignored the fact that  succeeding 
> versions of the digital M will be available during the next few  years. 
> I've no 
> doubt that many of the "cons" mentioned will be corrected. I'd  look for a 
> simultaneous LCD viewer and a FF sensor that will accept all M  lenses, as 
> the 
> film M models do. Sensor technology is moving very fast. Kodak  has just 
> announced "panchromatic" type pixels that increase the speed of it  
> sensors. So it's a 
> new ball game and a new Leica M9. 
>  
> Bob 
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