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Subject: [OM] Re: New Assessment of M8 by a Pro
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:58:09 +1000
Yup. Sold mine on. It went back to Germany because the rangefinder  
was waaaay off - four months despite the fact that the local dealer  
has a repair facility that has done good work forever, right down to  
vulcanite repairs. And it was far harder to use than the Epson R-D1 -  
difficult to use vertically without occluding the rangefinder patch.  
And all of the stuff he mentioned. And I don't do a lot of combat  
work these days. Then they wanted about $2000 for an upgrade that  
wouldn't fix any of the problems. Lovely object which could take very  
good pix if all the stars were in alignment but...
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



On 13/06/2008, at 2:21 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:

> Too bad.  The verdict here is damnation rather than disappointment.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Winsor Crosby wrote:
>> 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



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