osera Posted November 8, 2006 Share #1 Posted November 8, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Three versions of Leica M. There's an M3 on top, MP left, and M8, along with a few accessories. This is why I wanted the chrome version. The black body finish is the same on the MP and the M8. I'm not sure if this is the best forum for this, but I thought it was interesting to see them next to each other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest stnami Posted November 8, 2006 Share #2 Posted November 8, 2006 ... I have three sisters that don't live in the Blue Mountains .. I also ....am not sure if this is the best forum for this, but I thought it was interesting to see them next to each other. so I won't post the image Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted November 8, 2006 Share #3 Posted November 8, 2006 As with people, M-cameras seem to gain weight over the years , read the M8 IS fatter than its predecessors... Nice set, btw. And, imant, I for one would be interested in seeing your three sisters. Come on, don't be shy! Cheers, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted November 8, 2006 Share #4 Posted November 8, 2006 It's love. Funny that the only 1 mm extra added to the M8 makes it look fatter. But I realized by looking at these that also the rewind knob is missing on the M8 which definitely makes a difference in how big the 'house' is and how the camera size is percieved. The placing of the blue dot and the red dot makes me think they might have designed the black edition first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k_g_wolf ✝ Posted November 8, 2006 Share #5 Posted November 8, 2006 If this forum isn´t the best forum for this, no other forum is ... Great collection of sisters, and you can even use them for photography. Thx for showing. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted November 8, 2006 Share #6 Posted November 8, 2006 The M8 is meant to be 3mm fatter, I thought? And more at the bayonet, which sticks out on the M8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted November 8, 2006 Share #7 Posted November 8, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello Allen, I noticed that you have a Dual Range Summicron, which I also own. My M8s will be with me early next week. Have you tried the DR with the M8? I know there is a issue with the close-up eyes, but does the DR actually physically mount and function as a standard 50mm ambient the x 1.33 FOVC? I mention this because I observed Chris Erhardt, of Leica, actually state that this was possible but then proceeded to watch him have physical difficulty in doing so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
osera Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share #8 Posted November 8, 2006 Hello Allen, I noticed that you have a Dual Range Summicron, which I also own. My M8s will be with me early next week. Have you tried the DR with the M8? I know there is a issue with the close-up eyes, but does the DR actually physically mount and function as a standard 50mm ambient the x 1.33 FOVC? I mention this because I observed Chris Erhardt, of Leica, actually state that this was possible but then proceeded to watch him have physical difficulty in doing so. Geoff- I haven't tried the DR summicron on the M8 yet. The manual has a lens listing, and under "Important. Can not be used" it includes "Summicron 50 mm f/2 with close focusing." Is that this lens? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted November 8, 2006 Share #9 Posted November 8, 2006 Allan, I, too, noticed the DR lens. In fact, it looks like all three of these lenses are 50mm: the DR, a chron, and a lux. Is that right? I also want to know if the DR can really be used on the M8. The special characteristics of the DR make me want to use it on the new camera. There is another thread on the Forum in which it is stated that a Leica guy spoke to the poster (sorry, don't remember who started the thread), and that the lens is ok, it's the goggles that don't fit. He suggests that removing the stop in the goggles will let them sit up against the M8. Naturally, I am waiting to hear that this IS the correct interpretation. I don't understand why Leica said "don't use the lens" if they meant "the goggles don't fit." However, I wanna know the real skinny before putting this lens on my 5-kilobuck camera. Thanks for showing your cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grober Posted November 8, 2006 Share #10 Posted November 8, 2006 Wow! That beautiful M3 shot really takes me back to my first two Leicas: both double-stroke models bought in my salad days. Hey, a clean Summicron DR produces such beautiful images that who cares that you can't use it on the M8 wearing its close-up eyes? -g Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmires Posted November 8, 2006 Share #11 Posted November 8, 2006 The issue with the DR Summicron is the part of the lens that contacts the focusing cam. The part that works the cam in close range operation sticks into the body farther than other lenses. When focused to infinity, this part of the lens barely grazes the ttl meter housing inside the M6ttl. This is why the lens is listed as not usable on the M6ttl. I don't know, yet, if the M8 differs. I should receive my M8 today or tomorrow, and I will update the other thread with my findings... As far as the goggles are concerned, it is just a matter of removing a small plastic tab that contacts the body. I have not had any issues using the goggles on the M6ttl, other than the way the chrome lens looks on a black body. lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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