brianpe
Member
My M8 finally landed a week ago and has been sitting in its bag patiently waiting for a good shooting day. When it arrived I banged off a few shots to make sure it was a keeper. I had no dust or sensor problems and the rangefinder is perfectly aligned. Overall the camera performed flawlessly. The IR sensitivity with tungsten light is much more pronounced than I thought it would be. I will be shooting B&W indoors until my filters arrive.
Compared to my R-D1 the M8 feels much more solid. I miss the wind lever (odd, because the R-D1 was the first camera I've owned with a winder since puberty). I agree with others that the M8 can be a slippery beast. I use an Artisan and Artist hand strap and keep the camera in my hand, and I found that my hand did cramp a bit after holding it for about an hour. I will give myself time to get used to it but I may get the hand grip. The grip on the R-D1 was just enough that I could practically let the camera hang from my fingers.
I like the R-D1's ability to swivel the screen inward to keep it clean. I'm sure that will be a common failure point on that camera, so it's a mixed blessing. Still, I need something to protect the M8's screen. I'm not planning on babying the camera much and a little protection here is going to prevent a lot of scratches. Right now I'm using a matte screen protector from www.pocketpctechs.com. The matte protectors are great because they don't show nose grease and can be cleaned with a simple wipe of the thumb. Plus, they're tough as nails and are easy to remove and reapply. I need to use and abuse this for a bit to see how well it stays on the M8 screen but so far it hasn't peeled.
Anyway, a few amateur samples are attached. All were taken with a 50 summicron. The first was actually out of a moving car the first day I had the camera, but the fog helps hide the motion blur.
The rest are up on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43151812@N00/tags/m8/
Compared to my R-D1 the M8 feels much more solid. I miss the wind lever (odd, because the R-D1 was the first camera I've owned with a winder since puberty). I agree with others that the M8 can be a slippery beast. I use an Artisan and Artist hand strap and keep the camera in my hand, and I found that my hand did cramp a bit after holding it for about an hour. I will give myself time to get used to it but I may get the hand grip. The grip on the R-D1 was just enough that I could practically let the camera hang from my fingers.
I like the R-D1's ability to swivel the screen inward to keep it clean. I'm sure that will be a common failure point on that camera, so it's a mixed blessing. Still, I need something to protect the M8's screen. I'm not planning on babying the camera much and a little protection here is going to prevent a lot of scratches. Right now I'm using a matte screen protector from www.pocketpctechs.com. The matte protectors are great because they don't show nose grease and can be cleaned with a simple wipe of the thumb. Plus, they're tough as nails and are easy to remove and reapply. I need to use and abuse this for a bit to see how well it stays on the M8 screen but so far it hasn't peeled.
Anyway, a few amateur samples are attached. All were taken with a 50 summicron. The first was actually out of a moving car the first day I had the camera, but the fog helps hide the motion blur.
The rest are up on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43151812@N00/tags/m8/
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LichMD
Member
Nice work Brian!
I especially like the photo of the dogs.
I never owned the RD-1 but I found the camera slick in my hands and decided to add the hand grip accessory yesterday. Spent the day walking around the city taking pics, the handgrip definitely improved the feel, much easier to walk around carrying the M8 in my hand. I recommend it.
I especially like the photo of the dogs.
I never owned the RD-1 but I found the camera slick in my hands and decided to add the hand grip accessory yesterday. Spent the day walking around the city taking pics, the handgrip definitely improved the feel, much easier to walk around carrying the M8 in my hand. I recommend it.