[OM] Re: New Assessment of M8 by a Pro

[John Hudson]

.....................his second M8 "malfunctioned" ! Perhaps the plastic 
melted.

My November 1960 made, single wind, s/n >1 million M3 hasn't malfunctioned 
once!

jh





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Winsor Crosby" <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 12:32 PM
Subject: [OM] New Assessment of M8 by a Pro


> My first impression when the M8 came out was disappointment that it
> seemed to be a retro design while the M3 which it mimicked was new and
> original at the time. It made me think that that Leica had lost its
> way. The offset lens layer on the sensor so that rangefinder lenses
> could be used on it was brilliant though. That could have been Kodak
> though.
>
> http://web.mac.com/kamberm/Leica_M8_Field_Test,_Iraq/Page_1.html
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
>
>
>
>
>
> ==============================================
> List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
> List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
> ==============================================
> 



==============================================
List usage info:     http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies:        olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================