This One Goes To 11!

[Sailor Ted]

After a few cocktails last night with my buddies we got to talking about the M8 and some of the responses here on RFf to it’s “issues”. It then occurred to me a very funny parallel exists between the M8 “compromises” and it’s supporters and distractors to a scene from the film “This is Spinal Tap.”

Here let me show you what I mean. I’ll use inspired words from your good friend and mine, none other then Nigel Tufnell Lead Guitar Spinal Tap-

Nigel: "You see, most blokes will be playing at 10. You’re on 10, all the way up, all the way up...Where can you go from there? Nowhere. What we do, is if we need that extra push over the cliff...Eleven. One louder." DiBergi: "Why don’t you just make 10 louder and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little louder?" Nigel (after taking a moment to let this sink in): "These go to 11."

Try this: The Anti-Leica “The IR cut filters are an obvious easy out for Leica. They missed the issue of color shift and are now trying to screw their customers” Leica Lover “Yes but if Leica had corrected for this in any other way the overall image would have been compromised or we would most likely be dealing with a 1.5 crop factor” The Anti-Leica (after taking a moment to let this sink in): “Yes but Leica is trying to screw the customer” rinse and repeat.

 

[Sailor Ted]

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The full monty (Real Audio Player required)
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[Trius]

Yeah, it's pretty clear the "argument" is at a stalemate. My own view is that since any tool has its limitations, the M8 is no different. It uses M lenses and has a longer base than the R-D1, plus a different sensor and electronics. Other than that, it's just the same. 😀

My own sense is that this camera, within its limits (and no previous M had "no limits") could be setting the bar very high for NikCanon. The d-RF follow-on (Cosina? Zeiss?) that hits a reasonably lower price point will be a solidifying step.

Hope this doesn't hijack this thread; I'm just hoping the uproar is about to die out. 😉

Earl

 

[Sailor Ted]

Yeah, it's pretty clear the "argument" is at a stalemate.

Stalemate or trench warfare? "Affix bayonets boys we're going over (the top)"

 

[Trius]

Yeah, that "ended all wars".

 

[2001alal]

i hope

i hope

Yeah, that "ended all wars".

i hope it really ends all war's
it would be a beautiful thing

 

[jlw]

i hope it really ends all war's
it would be a beautiful thing

Depends on who would be in charge when all wars ended.

Hitler had an idea in mind for ending all wars, but thank God lots of people were willing to die to keep him from putting it into practice.

 

[Sailor Ted]

I'd say the war thing is a little OT (off topic/ over the top- you decide). My post "Stalemate or trench warfare? "Affix bayonets boys we're going over (the top)" was to stress the thread is "over the top." That said it's meant to put the circular arguments pertaining to IR color shift, IR cut filters and Leica's response in the "proper" perspective- with Leica being 100% correct of course :angel:

"can't we all just get along?"

 

[dadsm3]

2001alal....is your avatar a flower or something more disgusting?

 

[Sailor Ted]

I think it's a tomato

 

[Nigel Meaby]

"2001alal....is your avatar a flower or something more disgusting?"

Something more disgusting??? I personally find the female form very beautiful!! It's a very tasteful abstract 2001alal