[guy_mancuso]

Alright just went out in the brightest sun in probably the US and just went to a little cowboy town north of me. Just wanted to see what i judge a camera on and Dynamic range is the biggy, sharpness and color. Well color i am still working on that but it is not bad . now i have shot digital only for the last 12 years or so and owned quite a few DSLR's including Kodak, Nikon and Canon and the last 20 months I believe . I sold everything for the DMR after i tested it in these kinds of conditions and if it can cut the mustard with DR and sharpness and such. Now i still consider when it comes to the bottom line image , that it is the best around in the 35mm market. So in comes the M8 can it even come close to what i have already have. Sharpness i have to say look out the detail in the M8 is amazing and these jpegs don't even come close to showing how sharp the M line is. Dynamic range this is a tough one becuase it depends on processing and what lens and all that so what i do is do nothing to the raw files just process them to give me a rough idea. Color , anything that even resembles Kodachrome and i am on it like no ones business. the DMR has proved it simply puts out great color. The M8 looks to me it will when we get profiles they way we want. Following are just some quick shots walking around ,artistically they stink but more to the point they give us some idea what these files can do and can't do. Let's begin

Let me through in a disclaimer here. i do not work for Leica or make a nickel about posting on the internet. I do this to help others make informed decisions and also it is a work in progress for me. If you have noticed i explore something from the beginning to the end and see what makes these things tick. If you go buy one , sell one , send it back, don't buy one or frankly eat one. I really don't care, it is your money and do with it what you want. I don't care if your a pro or a rookie at this but I like to make this fun and that is what it is all about. If i did not make this stuff fun i would have burned out years ago so after a 32 year career i still get excited about this stuff . so if you think this stuff is pushing it down your throat it is not my intention but like a kid in a candy store i still like to enjoy myself . Okay on to some images