Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having taken 4500 or so pictures with my M8 since buying it in December, I cannot think of a single one that would have been better if I had shot it with an 8.2 instead of the inferior 8. 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 May 2, 2009, at 8:21 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > The M8 is a first out for Leica its first digital camera. > The fact that it works at all is a miracle. > Its hard not to think of it as a beta camera. > > The M8.2 is a valuable tweak up from that representing some of what > its > learned from the experience of introducing this camera. > The M8.2 is no longer a first out. It represents some real > experience and > feedback which would have to be invaluable. > > Screw mount Leicas were all up gradable in the 30's, 40's and 50's. > You could always send in a IIIA and have it turned it into a IIIB > and then a > C down the line as more improvements happened. > > I'd for sure get Leicas latest development in its digital m serious > camera. >> From all I specifically hear its quite worth it. > It would be hard to carry around an 8 the whole time wondering how > much > better off my shooting situation would be with the 8.2. > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information