egibaud Posted November 9, 2006 Share #1 Posted November 9, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, I have been saving money for THE big day, the M8 reaching the market. and now, I have the money, I have my wife convinced and I am left with an M8 purshase stuck in a magenta limbo!!!! what would you do? 1- buy an M8 anyway and cross fingers for a firmware / IR filter solution? 2- wait for the solution and they buy a fine tuned M8 ? 3- buy something else such as a Canon D5 ? 4- use the money to refit my home kitchen? Thanks for your help and advice. Eric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gareth_c Posted November 9, 2006 Share #2 Posted November 9, 2006 Personally I wouldn't rule out an M8 yet, ie I wouldn't go to another manufacturer (tempting as a 5D is). Nor would I take one right now with the possibility that only a hardware fix is a solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal_meheut Posted November 9, 2006 Share #3 Posted November 9, 2006 I have a better solution: give them to me, I'll buy a 2nd M8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivek Iyer Posted November 9, 2006 Share #4 Posted November 9, 2006 Eric, Get the camera and get interested in UV and/or IR photography. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xxl-user Posted November 9, 2006 Share #5 Posted November 9, 2006 buy a canon 5d EF 24/1,4L EF 35/1,4L EF 85/1,8 take pictures. be happy. arnold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
humanized_form Posted November 9, 2006 Share #6 Posted November 9, 2006 i was thinking about this also. i sold a bunch of stuff on ebay saving up for my M8. now my M8 purchase is definitely on hold until the problems are fixed. i _do_ think Leica will solve the problems, but this could eventually require hardware fixes in an updated camera, who knows? and while the 5D is a smart choice, i just don't care for the dslr experience enough to invest that much cash in a body and a couple of primes. so the choice for me.... i will probably buy a second used M7 and just continue to shoot slides. one body for kodachrome and one body for astia/provia/whatever. i can live without the digital convenience. when the M8 is fixed i will consider supporting Leica with a purchase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbslane Posted November 9, 2006 Share #7 Posted November 9, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Reift the kitchen....here's why 1. A $6000 investment in a new kitchen should add at least $12000 to your property value. 2. Since you have wife in positive mood by the sound of things (well done by the way..I know how difficult this is!) suggest that after completeing the kitchen you move to Yosemite or Montana or somewhere nice and picturesque. 3. Sell up and retain $10000 for new camera kit. That will now allow a neat upgrade of lens at the same time as M8 4. Move then purchase your M8 & lens - by that time the magenta thing will have been resolved. 5. Start taking and selling shots of Yosemite and from the proceeds take your wife to Paris. 6. In turn you can practise the modern art of street photography from which more prints can be sold and in turn you can take your wife to Venice (Italy not the beach as you may lose her to a muscle bound type who dislikes being on the wrong side of the camera.... or maybe that isn't such a bad thing after all!) As you can see this plan is a long term but self fulfilling prophecy of good photographic times to come.. We all need something to look forward to. Including magenta-less files from an M8. And for your wife a nice trip to Paris! Voila! Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunom Posted November 9, 2006 Share #8 Posted November 9, 2006 Gerry The only problem with some of your logical suggestions is that Eric lives in Tenerife ! If I were Eric and had another camera, I'd just carry on using that whilst keeping the money in the bank earning interest and when these problems are resolved, buy an M8. Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted November 9, 2006 Share #9 Posted November 9, 2006 Yea I started the kitchen game a while ago a dozen M8 have gone by and 48 square meters plus of kitchen it is now swallowing lenses as well... maybe not a good idea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M6J Posted November 9, 2006 Share #10 Posted November 9, 2006 Hi,..... what would you do? 1- buy an M8 anyway and cross fingers for a firmware / IR filter solution? 2- wait for the solution and they buy a fine tuned M8 ? 3- buy something else such as a Canon D5 ? 4- use the money to refit my home kitchen? Eric 1- No, it is not very wise 2- YES, this is what I will do anyway. This way we will also have the opportunity to show our wives how wise and well informed consumers we are 3- No, when the fine tuned M8 will be available you will feel sad. 4- NO, absolutely NOT! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enboe Posted November 9, 2006 Share #11 Posted November 9, 2006 How about catching one of the refurb RD-1's when they pop up on the Epson site, and spend the rest on the kitchen. You'll get most of your $'s out of the used RD-1 next year, and the wife will be overjoyed. Eric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbslane Posted November 9, 2006 Share #12 Posted November 9, 2006 Bruno I am sure you are not trying to compare that lovely island where they shot Planet of the Apes to Yosemite in some way are you? There are only so many buyers for moonscapes out there.... Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted November 9, 2006 Share #13 Posted November 9, 2006 You want a leica digital camera= DMR or get a RD-1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth_c Posted November 9, 2006 Share #14 Posted November 9, 2006 How about catching one of the refurb RD-1's when they pop up on the Epson site, and spend the rest on the kitchen. You'll get most of your $'s out of the used RD-1 next year, and the wife will be overjoyed. Eric There are some new and refurb models available at Robert White as I write this. I hope this isn't against forum rules, please accept my apologies if it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoast Posted November 9, 2006 Share #15 Posted November 9, 2006 what would you do? 1- buy an M8 anyway and cross fingers for a firmware / IR filter solution? Absolutley not! The time for crossing fingers or sticking your head in the sand hoping the problem will go away is over.The sensor design in that camera is seriously flawed and its performance by present-day digital camera standards is, quite frankly, laughable. Why on earth would you spend $6000 on a camera that produces images worse than a 10MP $500 point-and-shoot? Brand loyalty? Bragging rights? Just to say you have an M8? Be my guest... Leica must stop shipping the M8 immediately and get started on developing a decent sensor that is capable of rendering first class images. The optics are there; they are the best in the world. The design is there - it's a great looking beast of a camera. But it's let down by a terrible sensor that loves to turn people wearning black into blueberries! This is not the Leica glow people were after... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted November 9, 2006 Share #16 Posted November 9, 2006 Hold on until the M8 is fixed then buy - that's the only real option. Assuming you use an M at present, and continue to do so! Otherwise Leica already have the perfect solution to the problems, it's called an MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canlogic Posted November 9, 2006 Share #17 Posted November 9, 2006 Well I will hopfully be picking up mine this afternoon. Thats where my 6g is going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted November 9, 2006 Share #18 Posted November 9, 2006 WestCoast, have you tried an M8, or are you going by other people's results? I have one, and I find your statements don't match my experience. Yes, the magenta issue does need solving. I will grudgingly accept a filter for that. Firmware does need updating for the readout timing issue. But even so, with the camera as is, the results are great, much in excess of any P&S and even a bit nicer than my 5D. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted November 9, 2006 Share #19 Posted November 9, 2006 I've been grappling with this issue myself. This morning I had an email from my dealer in Germany telling me he has been in communication with Leica and has been assured they are aware of the problems and will correct them "at no additional cost." I trust this person, and I trust Leica, so have decided to go ahead and have the M8 shipped to me. By now, Leica are painfully aware that mistakes were made and that they were potentially disastrous for the company. I have no doubt they will make this right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samir Jahjah Posted November 9, 2006 Share #20 Posted November 9, 2006 Hi, I have been saving money for THE big day, the M8 reaching the market. and now, I have the money, I have my wife convinced and I am left with an M8 purshase stuck in a magenta limbo!!!! what would you do? 1- buy an M8 anyway and cross fingers for a firmware / IR filter solution? 2- wait for the solution and they buy a fine tuned M8 ? 3- buy something else such as a Canon D5 ? 4- use the money to refit my home kitchen? Thanks for your help and advice. Eric Put the cash in a money-market account, and wait till Leica comes with a viable fix ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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