Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny offered: Subject: Re: [Leica] Quality (was un-believable) >>>.I came to M8 from 2 M7's with winders. The one M8 is smaller and lighter than one M7 with a winder.<<< Hi Sonny, Like you I came from 3 M7's with Tom A. Rapid Winders attached, many times all 3 M cameras were hanging off my neck nestled on my chest one above the other. Not to forget some assignments there were 3 motor driven R's, in use also. 2 off the left shoulder and 1 off the right. All with long glass! The M8's? A piece of cake of no weight and quick use. Size? Hell who thinks about that when they should be totally concentrating on the picture taking! :-) >>>>That is getting less necessary as a 16 gig cad will shoot more than a thousand DNG+jpegs.<<<< How true! Now you go on a shoot with a card or two, soon to be one! :-) Shoot near non-stop without a single thought of "How many rolls do I have left? Or used?" Today you just keep writing with your camera. :-) Size? That's the easiest thing to get over, simply by using the camera daily! The next thing you know, it doesn't matter. If one is concentrating on the photography they're doing, size doesn't matter one whit! While working on some assignments, one day you're shooting with 3 Hasselblad's, one off each shoulder and a Super Wide C hanging off the neck! The next you're working with 3 whatever motor driven R cameras on the shoulders and a couple of M's off your neck! SIZE? It's picture result is all that matters! ted On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 4:09 AM, Bob W <leica@web-options.com> wrote: > If you're coming to the M8 from the M7 the difference in size may be less > noticeable than if you're coming from the M3 and M4-2 as I have. To show > the > difference I have photographed the M8 and M3 side by side here: > > http://www.web-options.com/M3M8/ > > Apologies for the cluttered background - it's my kitchen. Also apologies > for > the poor focus in one of them, but it makes the point and I can't be > bothered to reshoot it. > > I strongly prefer the smaller size, and find the size difference very > noticeable - it was the first thing I remarked on when I first handled an > M8. Not only because it's more comfortable to handle, but also because the > larger body changes the proportions of the camera quite noticeably and > makes > it less attractive in my opinion. > > For the record, here are the numbers, in millimetres: > > Body Length Height Depth Ratio > m3 138.00 77.00 33.50 1.79 > m8 138.60 80.20 36.90 1.73 > > In my view, Leica should be spending their money on ironing out the > infra-red nonsense, and on making the next M the same size as the M3. > > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-bounces+leica <lug-bounces%2Bleica>=web-options.com@ > leica-users.org] On > > Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman > > Sent: 21 December 2008 09:08 > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Quality (was un-believable) > > > > I cannot tell any difference. Of course, I sold my M7 four > > years ago, > > but still--feels like any normal M. > > > > I got the Leica grip on it, as I have always found that M > > cameras need > > a grip. With the film bodies I always used Tom Abrahamsson's Rapid > > Grip. With the M8, I had to settle for second-best (and more > > expensive) and got the one from Leica. But it is pretty nice, better > > than the original Leica film camera grips. > > > > Nathan > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > http://www.greatpix.eu > > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > > > On Dec 21, 2008, at 3:36 AM, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I believe "much thicker" is only about 2 or 3 mm. Hardly worth > > > noting in my experience. Sort of like the argument that the 1 mm > > > taller M6TTL destroyed the look and ergonomics of the > > camera - Total > > > bunk in my opinion. If anything, the thicker M8 is easier to hold > > > tightly. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1859 - Release Date: 12/20/2008 2:34 PM