tomkai
Newbie
After owning my M8 for a month now, I would like to share some of my personal experiences; in random order, just as they come to my mind.
First -- the camera is a bit heavier than I expected, but still within tolerance. Actually, with the Summicron 50 attached it is only 100g heavier than my Olympus E-410 with its 14-42 kit lens, which was replaced by the M8 as my "every-day-and-everywhere"-camera.
My second experience is, that I (have to) use the display less often to control the exposure and to review composition, than with other cameras. Exposure measuring is MUCH more accurate than on the Oly, even a bit better than on my Canon 5D (yes, I stacked a lot of equipment over the last few years). In fact, I had not a single false shot until now, which convinces me that I can "trust" the camera.
And I think, that composing with the M8 is more satisfying than with one of my DSLRs. In the past I often had the feeling that I can't really frame the pictures with the camera the way I saw them without camera.
Some say, that one have to change his way of taking pictures when using an RF-camera. I think, I always had to change (or at least adapt) MY way of taking pictures, while using an SLR. It seems like I have always been an RF-guy with just the wrong equipment
(well, for some purposes, like macros I won't use the Leica, but that's another story).
Enough said, here are a few pictures.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=82345&ppuser=9513
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=82348&ppuser=9513
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=82351&ppuser=9513
First -- the camera is a bit heavier than I expected, but still within tolerance. Actually, with the Summicron 50 attached it is only 100g heavier than my Olympus E-410 with its 14-42 kit lens, which was replaced by the M8 as my "every-day-and-everywhere"-camera.
My second experience is, that I (have to) use the display less often to control the exposure and to review composition, than with other cameras. Exposure measuring is MUCH more accurate than on the Oly, even a bit better than on my Canon 5D (yes, I stacked a lot of equipment over the last few years). In fact, I had not a single false shot until now, which convinces me that I can "trust" the camera.
And I think, that composing with the M8 is more satisfying than with one of my DSLRs. In the past I often had the feeling that I can't really frame the pictures with the camera the way I saw them without camera.
Some say, that one have to change his way of taking pictures when using an RF-camera. I think, I always had to change (or at least adapt) MY way of taking pictures, while using an SLR. It seems like I have always been an RF-guy with just the wrong equipment
(well, for some purposes, like macros I won't use the Leica, but that's another story).Enough said, here are a few pictures.
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=82345&ppuser=9513
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=82348&ppuser=9513
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=82351&ppuser=9513
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