[Leica] 6 weeks with an M8 in Iran

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

I'm guessing the R-10 will hit next Photokina, one of the reasons I want to 
be there next year. ;-)

Gene

-------------- Original message from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>: 
-------------- 


> > Mark, 
> > 
> > Hi, I guess today has not been my day, as I have been in a BLACK MOOD 
> > all day. 
> > Don't know why, probably just got out of bed on the wrong side. ;-) Yes 
> > the 
> > M8 is a great camera, I have one and love it myself. I read the article 
> > some 
> > months ago, and it does indeed give a good report on it. But then since 
> > it 
> > was given to him to use there is always the thought of just how much 
> > sugar 
> > coating he did. However, since I have had mine I have been very 
> > satisfied 
> > with my purchase and no problems what so ever, and the firmware upgrades 
> > have 
> > indeed fixed many early bugs. 
> > 
> > Don't know if it will prove to be a solid working tool, or a rich man's 
> > toy 
> > either. However the evidence so far does indeed point to the M8 being a 
> > real 
> > working tool. I know of at least one guy out there who is using it for 
> > wedding photography full time, I'm sure there are PJ's out there using 
> > it 
> > also. Certainly Tina, Ted and others here on the LUGare good examples of 
> > pro's using them regularly. 
> > 
> > Leica's next hurdle to get over, is to get caught up with demand on the 
> > M8 and 
> > lenses. They seem to have really been caught off guard in this respect, 
> > and 
> > it has hurt them in the customer service department. Maybe they should 
> > rehire 
> > some or all of the people they laid off a few years ago. They need to do 
> > this 
> > and be ready to handle demand increases better, Before the next camera 
> > (R-10?) 
> > intro so this kind of thing does not happen again. 
> > 
> > Gene 
> > 
> 
> 
> I have a google news page which is my home page on my browser pretty much. 
> 
> One of my custom news areas is of course "Leica". It searches for news 
> stories with that word in it. 
> Another is "Rabiner" another is "Nikon". 
> Another is "Adobe CS3" 
> 
> You get peoples Blogs like its big news from a major metropolitan 
> newspaper. 
> Fighting a never ending batter for truth, justice..... 
> I should have checked the date - thought it was just out. 
> But really was not aware of them recycling old news. 
> 
> I find something touted by our Ted and Tina very impressive and 
> convincing. 
> I told some of my friends when Ted finally gets an M8 then I get an M8. 
> I guess I lied. But my friends know I lie a lot. 
> I thought he'd wait another year perhaps. 
> 
> To me their next hurdle as I've said on the LUG a few times is to come out 
> with a DSLR. Their next watermark milestone or die kind of thing. 
> 
> Which, you read it here first, I predict they will do next month. 
> Mark the Greek says the odds are 1/480. 
> 
> In time for our holiday money spending. 
> When we should be praying. 
> 
> Oh I see you mention the R10. 
> We agree. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner 
> rabinergroup.com 
> 
> 
> 
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