My friend just handled the M8 !!!

[Dougg]

Fake, sure, but funny. See that mode setting? 😀

 

[FrankS]

Love the "Bresson" mode used for capturing the decisive moment no doubt!

 

[ampguy]

no, it's the real deal

no, it's the real deal

my inside sources tell me that Leitz is currently in negotiations with both Luigi, and Halliburton for the contract to protect these babies from the harsh climates they may see...

Oh please, it's a fake and you know it.

 

[mc_vancouver]

Anyone wanting to sell their M6 or MP I'm game. Of course I'd love to get an M8, but to do that I'd probably get caught and end up in jail...

 

[FrankS]

Anyone wanting to sell their M6 or MP I'm game. Of course I'd love to get an M8, but to do that I'd probably get caught and end up in jail...

Check the classifieds at RFF right now!

 

[sirius]

Today I have seen a photographer testing the M8 in Madrid. It was in "El Escorial".
He carried a lot of Leica cameras.
I took a picture of him...

Nemo, that is a great image! I feel like that some days!

 

[Mark Norton]

...but nothing to do with the M8. Another tedious hoax.

 

[Terao]

The Borg didn't have any style. They consumed anything in their path, asked no questions, and operated under the same thought. A very unified party.

So what you're saying is SLRs are the borg 😀

 

[Nemo]

The R-D1 knows nothing about the lens but its raw conveter lets you choose what setting you prefer for vignetting for instance, then it would be surprising if Leica don't do the same IMHO.

It would be easy (and not very costly) for Leica to develop a Photoshop plug-in for lens corrections, and color and black&white profiles. This, and a copy of Photoshop Elements 4.0, would be enough.

The same could be done for Capture One LE.

Aperture does not allow third parties plug-ins at this moment.

 

[amateriat]

Have you tried working with 100 RAW files? you think it is easier? well I don`t, at least I know with film I get the texture and grain I want, with raw files I have to try hard to give it a bit of depth, time spending is same, developing films are more enjoyeble though 🙂

This is borne out by a friend who dove deep into digital for a year (and stopped shooting film entirely for that period). He does a lot of fine-art shooting which he sells independently. The problem wasn't that he couldn't get good results from his RAW files (he certainly could), but the amount of work to "get there" was daunting. He actually found it easier to scan film and work it from there (of course, he has his processing technique and standards down cold, as well as an excellent film scanner). Same deal with me. Depending on one's desires and standards, one can be easier than the other, but there's no absolute answer: we do what we need to do (or think we need to do, anyway).

But it's good to hear the M8 is really ramping up. I'm not in the running for one (or anything digital beyond the little Olympus I was given by someone), and that's fine. But if it puts a nice gust of wind into Solms' sails, all the better for everyone in RF land, film-shooters and non.


- Barrett

 

[Nemo]

You can do things with digital files that cannot be done with film. Basic manipulations can be done on digital files faster than on film.
Of course, you can scan, but then you need more work before you start, taking a digital picture of a file instead of a digital picture directly.
I understand many people have their way of doing things, but I don't see any "objective" advantage in shooting film.

 

[jaapv]

OK, I've not been paying attention. What is the sensor magnification factor -- 1.5x? So the 24mm frameline = 35mm?

Sounds like a nice camera, but do we still have the issue regarding true wide angles?

I'm with ampguy -- I expect to see those M4s etc. appearing in the Classifieds real soon! (I'm looking for an M5 myself, in case anyone is interested....)

1.33, so 24 = 32. I do hope the 1.25 Okular will fit 🙂

 

[pfogle]

OK, I've not been paying attention. What is the sensor magnification factor -- 1.5x? So the 24mm frameline = 35mm?

1.3 I think, which means 24=31.2, 90=117

 

[MP Guy]

Some updates to original post. see post #1

 

[Bob Ross]

Some updates

Thanks for the additional tid bits, but I was hoping for something more significant, like will it have a screw in cable release socket and is the tripod mount still at the end of the body...:bang:
Or, is that included in the "looks like an M7" comment.....🙄
Bob

 

[Mark Norton]

Excuse me for not getting too excited about this - the list could easily have been compiled from various discussion groups and presented as a plausible summary of the camera. We'll know soon enough but of course the source of this goldmine of information has a let-out - any deviation from his authoritative report can be put down to these secret last minute changes. Like Viewfinder magnfication and top shutter speed. Of course.

 

[Ben Z]

Fortunately I have enough trivial issues going on in my daily life that I can focus on until the important issue of the M8 specs is officially laid out in a few weeks😀

 

[newyorkone]

Warranty

Warranty

If Leica includes a 3 year passport warranty with the M8 then I'm in for sure. Although, it might put them out of business too if there are a lot of bugs...let's hope that there aren't any like with my Canon 5D 😉

 

[sdai]

How many would care about warranry issues? ... I know mine will end up staying in a demostration case for years - I probably won't ever know there're issues with it. 😀 😀 😀

 

[photogdave]

If Leica includes a 3 year passport warranty with the M8 then I'm in for sure. Although, it might put them out of business too if there are a lot of bugs...let's hope that there aren't any like with my Canon 5D 😉

Are you saying the 5D has bugs? I haven't heard of or experienced any...