stunsworth Posted February 28, 2007 Share #81 Â Posted February 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) James, I haven't so far, but I've not used lenses wider than 28mm that often. If I was shooting a white or neutral background with wider lenses I could imagine that some post processing might be necessary. If on the other hand v1.10 of the firmware allows the manual entry of focal length for non-coded lenses (all my lenses wider than 35mm or Voigtlanders), then there may not be an issue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Roberts Posted February 28, 2007 Share #82 Â Posted February 28, 2007 I'd never give mine back. Not a chance. Â I respect Marc's opinion here too. And I have given this a lot of thought. So I'm sorry for the long post. Â Bottom line is I will be getting another one. Longer thought process follows... Â I'd be absolutely lying if I said I wasn't spooked by the reliability reports from this forum, by my own experience (wheel breaking), and by the somewhat shaky start for the M8. Â I can't just grab an M8 and "hope" it will make it through a wedding, though in truth I haven't experienced any issues so far (touch wood). Â When I pick up a 5d or 1d2 I don't it expect it to lock up unexpectedly (though of course, that does actually happen with all digicams--Canon's famous error 99 with certain popular lenses is fairly well-known). Â But more importantly, even if the 5d did lock up, I have every confidence I could restore it without sending it to Canon. Â Sigh. But then even the most reliable cameras fail. Â And honestly, it should also be said you can't just carry any single camera into a wedding or high-stress one-time event, you're tempting fate to do that, IMO, and not for any reliability reasons. User error is still there; I've dropped gear on concrete before and I'll no doubt do it again. My shooting partner actually fell down a flight of steps with his 1 Series (and it still worked without a problem, and he was ok too, luckily enough). Â It also has to be said that I'm not quite ready to give up SLR shooting for some parts of a wedding either. So the M8--through no fault of its own--isn't the end-all-be-all of digital cameras. Â But it's damn good: better than I expected. Â Can you see how conflicted I am here? Â So given you can't have just one thing anyway, and maybe not even just a rangefinder, the M8 is fabulous. Â It helps that I actually like the way Leica has dealt with the issues as they've happened. Â And Blasko notwithstanding, I do love my M8, with all its flaws. I like seeing the shot as I take it; it's super portable, glass can't be beat in the form factor, and it makes astounding images for a portable device. Â Once Leica has nailed the next firmware or two, and there is more stock, I'll will get another one, too (though I do wish it was weather-sealed). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted February 28, 2007 Share #83 Â Posted February 28, 2007 Jamie all the reason to have 2 of them. i would be a complete fool and risk my career with one body of any brand or model the M8 is no exception Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
4season Posted February 28, 2007 Share #84 Â Posted February 28, 2007 I'd happily swap mine back for a new Noctilux and my old M3. Â Really? Using the 30% off coupon, that works out to about $2800US + an M3 body, which sounds like a smokin' deal on a newish M8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolandscape Posted February 28, 2007 Share #85 Â Posted February 28, 2007 I think I'll move across the Atlantic - that is about double you'd pay over here.(For the dental work I mean) No wonder I get all these quips about rich dentists:rolleyes: Â Actually, if I'd known I'd have so many of them to do, I would have flown over to India, gone to Jodphur, stayed at a beautiful place, made nice photographs between treatments, and had all of them done and still have had enough money left over to pay for another lens at least! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share #86 Â Posted February 28, 2007 It seems that almost 100% of those shooting with the M8 are at least satisfied enough to want to keep it. Most seem thrilled to own it. Â There's no denying the M8 has some issues but no one here has said they would return their camera if they could (80 plus responses). Only one person said they are keeping their M8 because they are stuck with it (although I suspect he could sell it on E-bay, and get close to full price or even full price if he really wanted to). There is no denying the evidence based on the overwhelming responses here. This camera is a definite winner, kinks and all! Now imagine what the debut would have been like for the M8 camera if Leica would have made sure to work out the inititial kinks before release? Rather than being like a fighter who's been knocked around the ring for a few rounds, even decked, and in danger of a TKO, who then pulls it together to win the bout, it could have been a resounding first class victory for Leica -- if they hadn't gotten ahead of themselves rushing to sales. All in all, the M8 more than survived those initial rounds, and emerged the winner, dominating the ring. Experience counts, Leica survived the early rounds, and the image quality of the M8 is the knock-out blow! Â Â Cheers, Wilfredo Benitez Benitez-Rivera Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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