Gid
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Ban the M8 then the problem will go away 😉
Stop It Now!
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Tuolumne
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Boys and their toys. 😱 Whooda thought there would be so much rancor over a camera!
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clintock
Galleryless Gearhead
I wonder if there had been an internet in the days of the M5 debut, what would have happened.
Kim Coxon
Moderator
Or indeed the M3!
Kim
Kim
clintock said:
Tuolumne
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I think the M5 just about sunk Leica without any help from the Internet. It was only the M4-P made in Canada that brought it back from the brink, or so the lore goes. Funny - The M5 is my favorite M body but it is totally unlike any other M.
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Xmas
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The M5 and M8 look homely...
I dont think it was made clear that the M5 bombed, although I was not interested because the M5 looked so ugly..., I was upset my wide angles had bits milled from their mounts, for the M5, (and CL).
Earlier an AP article of '58-'59 or so made quite negative comments about Leitz announcements - about the M2 and one of the lens , the M2 was cheaper missing self timer, the lens was not to be available in screw mount. I think AP had a serial article about things at leitz. Alas my memory from the '50s is fading a little...
I dont think it was made clear that the M5 bombed, although I was not interested because the M5 looked so ugly..., I was upset my wide angles had bits milled from their mounts, for the M5, (and CL).
Earlier an AP article of '58-'59 or so made quite negative comments about Leitz announcements - about the M2 and one of the lens , the M2 was cheaper missing self timer, the lens was not to be available in screw mount. I think AP had a serial article about things at leitz. Alas my memory from the '50s is fading a little...
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
I thought the idea of an announcement was to post, then lock the thread, to avoid all these meaningless posts attached.
clintock
Galleryless Gearhead
Meaningless posts!?!?!?!
Joe!! Ash is personally attacking me!!!
He's a troll!!! A troolllll!!!
Ban him at the stake!!
oh wait that was for witches..
Joe!! Ash is personally attacking me!!!
He's a troll!!! A troolllll!!!
Ban him at the stake!!
oh wait that was for witches..
2001alal
Member
its all good
its all good
its all good
you know what i mean lolback alley said:
Ben Z
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Brian Sweeney said:
Actually Leica had been saying that a digital M camera was--to quote their own [translated] words-- "impossible". Then Epson announced the RD-1, and maybe a month or less later Leica made the announcement triumphantly that "new technology" had been found/discovered/made available (forgot the exact wording) and that work would begin on a Digital M. So perhaps Epson/Cosina is to blame for not making the RD1 a year or two earlier so as to give Leica more time to perfect the M8.
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GeneW
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I quit reading the M8 threads, mainly because I can't even think of buying one. But if I had the ready cash, I'd buy one in an instant.
Not that I'd get rid of my M2 though 🙂
Gene
Not that I'd get rid of my M2 though 🙂
Gene
Tuolumne
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Xmas said:
The M5 does look homely. Kind of like Michelle Pfeiffer from a mile away. 😉
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dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Tuolumne said:
hehe... "good from afar but far from good" 😉
Dave
Tuolumne
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Trius
Waiting on Maitani
One is far more expensive than the other ...
Tuolumne
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Trius said:
Undoubtably true..but which? 😉
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raid
Dad Photographer
I stay away from most M8 threads because I dislike digital cameras. Why cause friction in a crowd of people who love digital photography.
Raid
Raid
back alley
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raid said:
Why cause friction in a crowd of people who love digital photography.
if only others could see the beauty & simplicity of that statement!!
joe
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
I think there's some seeerious magenta problem, in that glass!endustry said:
raid
Dad Photographer
back alley said:
Joe: I have no hidden agenda, so I speak from the heart. If I were turning into a professional photographer, I would definitely be reading up on digital cameras to buy the best suited for my work. I have the luxury of being able to choose, and I happen to be impractical (maybe) by choosing film.
Raid
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