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john_f · 10/29/06, 07:23 AM

Hello Conrad,

Yes, it was Keith at Camtec Photo in Old Montreal. They had both the M8 and the R9+DMR on demonstration. IMHO, the M8 felt right at home in my hands - it felt like a real M (I've been using M cameras for more than 25 years). Just the right size and weight. And it was not at all as noisy as some people wrote in articles - quite the contrary, very quiet!

I did get the impression that there were still many questions that needed answers. I suggested to Keith that Leica should consider adding an "FAQ" section in its M8 web page. BTW, it was still not clear as to whether or not the M8 could use SDHC cards! Until we can get a clear and definitive answer, we were told to stick to 2GB SD cards (there are some 4GB SD cards, but the 4GB size falls ouside the SD standard). A firmware update might be needed for SD (HC) cards higher than 4GB.

Wish you best of luck in getting your M8. It might take a while, but believe me, it will be well worth it !

Cheers,
John F.

10/29/06, 07:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
john_f Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/26/02 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 161	Re: Future of the R system Hello Conrad, Yes, it was Keith at Camtec Photo in Old Montreal. They had both the M8 and the R9+DMR on demonstration. IMHO, the M8 felt right at home in my hands - it felt like a real M (I've been using M cameras for more than 25 years). Just the right size and weight. And it was not at all as noisy as some people wrote in articles - quite the contrary, very quiet! I did get the impression that there were still many questions that needed answers. I suggested to Keith that Leica should consider adding an "FAQ" section in its M8 web page. BTW, it was still not clear as to whether or not the M8 could use SDHC cards! Until we can get a clear and definitive answer, we were told to stick to 2GB SD cards (there are some 4GB SD cards, but the 4GB size falls ouside the SD standard). A firmware update might be needed for SD (HC) cards higher than 4GB. Wish you best of luck in getting your M8. It might take a while, but believe me, it will be well worth it ! Cheers, John F. Last edited by john_f : 10/29/06 at 07:26 AM.