The M8

Whether fake or not (still funny :D), somewhere in this thread is buried what Jorge did... it reads something like he was given small images, and blew them up himself -- lookie at the exif, you see it's got PS CS2 in it. He also said something along the lines of ordering more pics... *shrug*
 
Maybe I'm wrong (hope I'm not), but I bet my bottom euro that in the end Jorge will laugh at all the shrewd experts of fake pictures who could not have seen that it is the true M8. Maybe he's already laughing ...:D
If I'm wrong, then you can laugh at me ;)
Best,
Marc "Che sera, sera":cool:
 
Benny Boy said:
Definitely fake - In the photo of the camera back, you can see that the top plate is not flat but is sloping towards the back. It's too much slope to be from perspective. Kind of ironic since this trickery is made possible through the wonders of digital. Keep your film cameras and buy lots of film - FILM RULES.
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That sort of altered perspective is available to film, too. Product shots are typically shot with large format cameras and often include tilts, shifts and swings. So, film rules perspective trickery, too;) When the product is about the same size as the film (4X5), you are close to the macro zone where perspective adjustments can get strange.
On the original PDF, the body image is 24 chacters wide, same width as the phrase in the text of "additions to our product", above the picture, which if it is at 12pt would be 1.625" or 42mm. That would be quite a compression from a scanned 4X5" negative.
Buy lots of film, it is fun using out of date film:p
Bob
 
I too find the position of the multiway controller strange - it looks like it would end up in one's palm when holding the camera. But perhaps I just have the wrong technique (and I also don't have a Leica, so my Canon served as a stand in).

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Cheers,
/Anders
 
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Jorge Torralba said:
I have more photos and more specs coming very soon!
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Hi Jorge,
Glad to see that your laughter has abated long enough to get up off the floor and offer us another tid bit:D The question now is will Leica beat you to the specs presentation, since the info dike has sprung a leak:eek:
Bob
 
AndersG said:
I too find the position of the multivay controller strange - it looks like it would end up in ones palm when holding the camera. But perhaps I just have the wrong technique (and I also don't have a Leica, so my Canon served as a stand in).

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Cheers,
/Anders
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exactamundo.
 
humanized_form said:
i agree. that is one reason why i wouldn't be suprised to see some of the info usually displayed in a top lcd inside the viewfinder.
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This has been mentioned a couple of timees -- but in professional digital cameras, it's usually displayed in both places, so you can glance at the info while you're walking along, and also look at it while you're actually shooting.

There are comments bu others (about the lack of controls shown in the photos) about not constantly needing to change white balance -- but if you're shooting outdoors with partial shade or under fast-moving clouds with sunshine breaking through, it's handy. An ISO dial is also handy, because, as is not the situation with film, it is another changeable parameter that is quite handy at times (you keep your lens speed up, and your deep depth of field, and kick up the ISO). The same is true with compensation; being able to dial it up, without going to a menu, is useful.

JC
 
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