atufte Posted November 1, 2007 Share #1 Posted November 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) This camera's are used for the strangest things.. :-) Leica M8 Speed Trap Mod « kronenhalle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Hi atufte, Take a look here Leica M8 Speed Trap. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
dpattinson Posted November 1, 2007 Share #2 Posted November 1, 2007 hmm - i wonder if they'd notice if you replaced those lenses with CV's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted November 1, 2007 Share #3 Posted November 1, 2007 Swiss are traditionalists... they started in 1933 with Leicas...using modified LTM bodies to register telephone counters... clearly they appreciate the brand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speenth Posted November 1, 2007 Share #4 Posted November 1, 2007 This camera's are used for the strangest things.. :-) Leica M8 Speed Trap Mod « kronenhalle Now you've revealed the truth there may be an inexplicable rise in the incidence of speed camera vandalism in Switzerland and in the number of 'second-hand' M8 bodies offered for sale on eBay .... But to be serious - why an M8? Perhaps the manufacturer could explain the selection criteria - was it value for money? Possibly not. Was it rock solid reliability? Possibly not. Was it the high speed continuous shooting capacity? Definitely not. Then perhaps it was the M8's legendary resistance to every extreme of temperature and humidity - I don't think so. Maybe the CEO of the speed camera manufacturer has shares in Leica - possibly .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted November 1, 2007 Share #5 Posted November 1, 2007 Let's hope these M8 examples suffer from SDS... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookeye Posted November 1, 2007 Share #6 Posted November 1, 2007 Well, the more I think about it - the more convinced I am that the Swiss have found a sure, sensible and quick way to turn those M8's into a very profitable investment. Something I cannot say for myself, I am afraid. But then, again - I do it for the love of it, or I am just plain crazy . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bernd Banken Posted November 1, 2007 Share #7 Posted November 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_camera Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35mmSummicron Posted November 1, 2007 Share #8 Posted November 1, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_camera great researching! /a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker Posted November 2, 2007 Share #9 Posted November 2, 2007 But to be serious - why an M8? Perhaps the manufacturer could explain the selection criteria - was it value for money? Possibly not. Was it rock solid reliability? Possibly not. Was it the high speed continuous shooting capacity? Definitely not. Then perhaps it was the M8's legendary resistance to every extreme of temperature and humidity - I don't think so. Maybe they love the Noctilux and the bokeh when viewing the license plates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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