Reason(s) for a FF M9

[Bo_Lorentzen]

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LOL.. Erl... get a life.. next thing you will be saying that you use pencils to write with and don't expect them to print emails.?

 

Yup, Im pretty much with you on that... Pretty darn happy with them M8 just the way it is.. so the AWB is a bit flaky.. but truth is that I have spend most of my life with two types of color balance, being daylight and tungsten... that worked pretty well so far. I think I can get past the idea of setting the color temperature.

 

Have a great weekend.

[stunsworth]

The thing I can't get my head around is that Leica have produced a brand new tool (M8) which does exactly what it does.

 

I'm with you on this Erl. I used film Ms for a number of years, switched to digital SLRs, and then two years ago bought an M8. For _me_ the M8 has been a fantastic camera, haven't touched an SLR in over 18 months. Roll on the M9.

 

The only consequence of having an M8 was that I felt I needed to buy a wider lens. Since this was a 24mm Elmarit I see that as a positive thing.

[badpets]

erl, you are always so positive, i'd like to be your friend. hehe having said, i still would want a FF M9 or whatever they gonna call it. one thing i want to clear though is that i still like my M8 very much and i will continue to treat it as my priority body even though i am so indulged with my M3 at this moment. film is good in its artistic sense, but it's not as convenient as i want it to be. so I still love my M8, like you do!

 

The thing I can't get my head around is that Leica have produced a brand new tool (M8) which does exactly what it does. In my case, I use it to do exactly what it does. Where is the problem?

 

If I pick up a tack hammer in my workshop (hyperthetical) I don't expect it to drive roofing nails.

 

OTOH, if you go looking for faults, it is most likely they will be attracted to you.

 

Sorry, I'm in that kind of mood today. I will go and cajole my M8 to do my bidding now.

[garygsandhu]

Well, the 21 FF becomes 28 , 24 becomes 32 and the tri-elmar 16-18-21 ff becomes 21-24-28 (more or less) which is good enough, right? The M8 shooter has everything the film M shooter had in the past. The may have been made FF only to make film shooters feel better.

[charlesphoto99]

Only one reason I want a FF M digital: so the stunning 24mm becomes a 24 again. I picked this lens up in the film days for next to nothing when it was one of the least popular in the M line up. Stunning performance - a near perfect wide lens IMO. Now I rarely use it, preferring the 28 f/2 and Zeiss 18mm for the M8. I think until one has truly used a lens such as this in its true capacity one doesn't know what they are missing in FF.

[erl]

Only one reason I want a FF M digital: so the stunning 24mm becomes a 24 again. I picked this lens up in the film days for next to nothing when it was one of the least popular in the M line up. Stunning performance - a near perfect wide lens IMO. Now I rarely use it, preferring the 28 f/2 and Zeiss 18mm for the M8. I think until one has truly used a lens such as this in its true capacity one doesn't know what they are missing in FF.

 

Charles, you confuse me! Whilst bemoaning the 'loss' of the 24 as a '24', you then revert to using the 28. I use my 24/2.8 on the M8 (eff. 35 or something) and it still is a magnificent lens, better than the 28/2.8 IMHO. If you want wider coverage, forget the f number crap, buy a cheap CV15/4.5. Fantastic lens, but slower of course. Works well on the M8 also.