M8 or M8.2 as a sidekick to the R-D1s?

I like much my M8.2 for its smaller size, lesser vignetting with wides, AE lock by shutter button, larger raw buffer, and its outputs are second to none at low isos.
My favorite DRFs stay R-D1 and R-D1s though. Both raw files have roughly the same size, R-D1 has no winder noise, less shutter lag and its finder is dimmer but vastly superior to Leica's as far as magnification and frame lines visibility over 28mm.
IQ wise, i can't see any significant difference on A4 prints.
Also i much prefer APS-C to APS-H as my 50mm lenses are either too wide or too long on M8.2 and tend to stay on the shelf with the latter, let alone its 50mm frame lines mediocre visibility.
 
menos said:
You could also just sell the house and go for a nice second hand ~4000 EUR ish one year old M9
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Brilliant idea - although my landlord may not approve 😉

Thanks for the long list and the link. Will get back once read in detail.

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This is a very detailed and thorough personal evaluation with (for me) good points to think about. It is kind of funny how almost everyone loves the winder and the finder of the R-D1-series. Me too - and the fold away screen.


PS: Absolutely love your "Taking a picture - 2011 Le Mans 24h" picture.
 
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LCT said:
I like much my M8.2 for its smaller size, lesser vignetting with wides, AE lock by shutter button, larger raw buffer, and its outputs are second to none at low isos.
My favorite DRFs stay R-D1 and R-D1s though. Both raw files have roughly the same size, R-D1 has no winder noise, less shutter lag and its finder is dimmer but vastly superior to Leica's as far as magnification and frame lines visibility over 28mm.
IQ wise, i can't see any significant difference on A4 prints.
Also i much prefer APS-C to APS-H as my 50mm lenses are either too wide or too long on M8.2 and tend to stay on the shelf with the latter, let alone its 50mm frame lines mediocre visibility.
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I bought the R-D1s unseen - but I am leaning towards the conclusion that it might be better to actually try out a potential M8 before buying. And doing so with my "Ford Mustang" next to it

Since the Mustang is older than the Corolla, the latter must be the M8 according to Gabriel 😀 Being almost totally ignorant of cars I must say that I would think the R-D1 was more of a Triumph Spitfire and the Leica M8 the Morgan M8 (but the chronology might be wrong here).
 
JayM said:
Using the RD1 with the CV 35 1.4 and the M8 with the CV 28 f/2 seems like an ideal setup to me if I needed a two camera setup with fast lenses that were small enough to still enjoy rangefinder shooting. I would not switch that pairing around though.
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I like them both. M8 with the CV 35/1.4 has been my most used camera for the past year, and I just had a lot of fun on Sunday using my new CV 28/1.9 on the R-D1. I probably wouldn't use both at the same time, which I guess was the point, but otherwise these combos are very nice.
 
Lss said:
I like them both. M8 with the CV 35/1.4 has been my most used camera for the past year, and I just had a lot of fun on Sunday using my new CV 28/1.9 on the R-D1. I probably wouldn't use both at the same time, which I guess was the point, but otherwise these combos are very nice.
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Yeah, I could see using either of those lenses on either camera. Do you find the 28 and 35 to be appreciably different FOV wise on the M8? I like the idea of going wider than the 35 but can't really tell if a 28 would be that different.

Mostly what I was getting at is that with the exact setup I posted earlier you're at effective 36mm and 52mm which I could definitely find useful if carrying two cameras. Switch it around and you're at effective 42mm and 45mm which seems like an odd combo.
 
I wanted to add an update to my previous posts regarding my pref for R-D1 over Leica. Well, what can I say, got seduced back to the Leica side with an M9. Why? Had some portfolio grade shots with R-D1 and regretted not having the file size to print large (I do sell a fair bit of my images in large size). If folks are interested will let you know outcome but so far looks like there will soon be an R-D1 for sale!
 
Have the same setup (plus a CLE for film, and DSLR for..., well... other things). After selling many other cameras, this is a pretty stable setup. R-D1 and M9 live in perfect harmony together. Won't miss one of them.
 
I have had a loaner M8 for a couple of days while my M9 gets sorted out. I forgot how good it is. Don't think you could go wrong with an M8.
 
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