Just got my M8, and 1st shot

[SteveRD1]

1st impressions - Much lighter than my MP, or at least it feels like it. My MP feels much better built. Like the bottom plate and keeps with the M tradition, like the clean design and lines but wish they had an external ISO dial. Shutter release not as smooth as my MP and shutter sound is not bad at all. Below is a link to a pbase page where I will put all of my M8 test shots and 1st shots, so keep an eye out. The very 1st shot out of the cam is there as well w/ a 100% crop. Detail is there, gobs of it over my film scans at 100%. Color is so so, but I have not even read the manual yet so no settings were changed.

http://www.pbase.com/stevehuff/leica_m8_tests_and_1st_shots

 

[Sailor Ted]

Steve,
It's an electron microscope where fine detail is concerned- nice capture.

T

 

[Andy Aitken]

Congrats. Pity you'll have to change your name .

 

[ywenz]

I've always enjoyed your pics. Hope you put the M8 to good use.

 

[Topdog1]

Looks like you live in Northern California from the pics, say, Silicon Valley?

/Ira

 

[SteveRD1]

Thanks!

Thanks!

I'm in Phx AZ - Its a nice 79 today but soon will turn into a hell hole at 120 degrees every day. I wish I lived in Silicon Valley...

 

[cnguyen]

Congrats ! You will love it. Now you need to change your user name from SteveRD1 to SteveM8 ?

 

[Topdog1]

Congrats ! You will love it. Now you need to change your user name from SteveRD1 to SteveM8 ?

I think it needs to be "SteveRD1&M8".

/Ira

 

[LEJ47]

Steve,
Did you keep the C-Sonnar 50mm f1.5? If so, how about trying a couple shots with it on the M8? Maybe not just at f1.5, but f2.8 or f4. I haven't seen any shots from that combination, yet.
Larry