MP..M8 and RF's

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rpsawin

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What a great day! I purchased a black MP .72 vf today (I am pumped...pictures later...what a wonderful camera). While I was talking to the salesman a woman was standing next to me listening intently to our conversation. The salesman left to look for an item and the woman and I struck up a conversation.

It turns out she is an old Nikon/Film shooter who wants to go digital. She had a D200 and is going to sell it because she really does not like it. She has always been intrigued by rangefinders and Leica so she was in the camera store to look at an M8. She wants all the benefits of a top quality digital camera combined with a high quality analog/rf experience. Hence, the M8.

This encounter has turned my thinking around on the rf analog-vs-digital debate. I have been fairly critical of the digital side of the house. I think what's good for rf's is good for all rf's...digital and analog.

I can only hope she enjoys her M8 as much as I will enjoy the MP.

Best regards,

Bob
 
Magus,

Thanks....this camera feels like my hands were made for it. It is pure joy to shoot with it. I shot three rolls today and only quit due to very inclement weather.

Wet and estatic,

Bob
 
I don't own an M8 but I have used it now on several occasions. Truthfully with the LCD review turned off (the way I shoot my 20D also) it behaves exactly like an M6 + motorwinder. I don't follow the reasoning that digital is in its infancy because it's only been around a short time. Technology moves a lot faster nowadays than it did when film was invented. I hope a lot of people will stick to their belief in the superiority of film and keep on buying it, because I have a lot of great old cameras I'd like to keep on using. But since I can't afford my nose to grow any longer than it is naturally, I can't tell you I believe in the superiority of film myself anymore :D
 
We will be expecting a fondle session with it next Saturday, at the Elysian! Alternatively, you could offer it for a camera exchange, instead of a print exchange. :D
 
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