paga Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share #41 Posted July 8, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Paga, you should write a book : "never without my M8" : As a matter of fact, I left it at home today and I feel soooooo naked! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Hi paga, Take a look here I love my Leica M8 . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
JLV Posted July 8, 2009 Share #42 Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks, John. You are now the second person recommending that I use LR. I'll check out the HP printer you recommended too. -g Hi, I use lightroom for few months now and couldn't do without it now. It is a fantastic software. Plenty of good books and websites to learn and improve the way to get the best of it. all the best, Jean-Luc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryink Posted July 8, 2009 Share #43 Posted July 8, 2009 Thanks Paga for your reply !I will "upgrade"my M8 in September (rendez vous taken to Solms) and ...i love my M8 the proof by photo and the possibility to make macrophoto with this wonderful lens i mean the 90mm Regards Henry PS :Enrico, "hate" you really "your M8"? Best regards Henry That is the most pimped out M8 I have ever seen! This looks like the east LA low-rider version of an M8 !! Anyway you can get spinners on that bad boy? (a spinning filter I guess). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl E Posted July 9, 2009 Share #44 Posted July 9, 2009 All As a long time M4-P/M6 user, with a half hearted foray into DSLR digital behind me (no brands mentioned) I finally took the "plunge" today and bought a used chrome M8 in very nice condition with a Luigi halfcase. I took delivery of the kit this morning, charged the battery, updated to firmware 2.004, did a quick hand coding of my Summicron 35 (IV) and took some quick shots out my window. I have to say that the image quality in the M8 files was way over and above what I have seen with my brand X DSLR (now sold, lenses and all). I am fully aware that I am preaching to the choir here, but still: The M8 truly rocks. Carl E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paga Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share #45 Posted July 12, 2009 All As a long time M4-P/M6 user, with a half hearted foray into DSLR digital behind me (no brands mentioned) I finally took the "plunge" today and bought a used chrome M8 in very nice condition with a Luigi halfcase. I took delivery of the kit this morning, charged the battery, updated to firmware 2.004, did a quick hand coding of my Summicron 35 (IV) and took some quick shots out my window. I have to say that the image quality in the M8 files was way over and above what I have seen with my brand X DSLR (now sold, lenses and all). I am fully aware that I am preaching to the choir here, but still: The M8 truly rocks. Carl E Well done Carl, congratulations And you can still use the M6 with the same Summicron if you feel like shooting some film, if you feel the urge to smell the fixator on your fingers instead of the computer mouse; I do both and always enjoy both: bi-curious? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted July 12, 2009 Share #46 Posted July 12, 2009 It's true. I rented one because I was afraid to make a huge mistake that would commit me to sell the film Ms when I wasn't happy with the images. The first upload from the M8 totally convinced me. In another part of my life I shoot (still shoot) D300s with pro lenses. But the M8 files are better, truly. All As a long time M4-P/M6 user, with a half hearted foray into DSLR digital behind me (no brands mentioned) I finally took the "plunge" today and bought a used chrome M8 in very nice condition with a Luigi halfcase. I took delivery of the kit this morning, charged the battery, updated to firmware 2.004, did a quick hand coding of my Summicron 35 (IV) and took some quick shots out my window. I have to say that the image quality in the M8 files was way over and above what I have seen with my brand X DSLR (now sold, lenses and all). I am fully aware that I am preaching to the choir here, but still: The M8 truly rocks. Carl E Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paga Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share #47 Posted July 14, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) ...my love for the M8 is not limited to version 1.0, and we got company http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/92118-m8-2-what-cool-machine.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danyves Posted July 14, 2009 Share #48 Posted July 14, 2009 Agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted December 29, 2009 Share #49 Posted December 29, 2009 Man, the "I love my M8" thread doesn't have much porn in it... all the other "I love my M*" are so filled with nice GAS inducing cameras. Well, I'll try to get this thread started again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailronin Posted December 29, 2009 Share #50 Posted December 29, 2009 It was with a great deal of trepidation that I took the plunge and bought my M8 two weeks or so ago. There was so much bad press about IR and shutter and 1.33 crop etc, etc. A quick walk through the Palm Beach Photographic Center display of Ann Curry's work; most shot with an M8 and printed on site to 24x30 and larger, with no up rezzing convinced me that it was a great camera. Several hundred captures later and the results are impressive; files as detailed as my full frame DSLR; much smaller and lighter to carry and a wonderful feel in the hand. It's a wonderful camera to use. So yes, I LOVE my M8! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hart Posted December 29, 2009 Share #51 Posted December 29, 2009 After giving up on the M8 and lugging a big dSLR around for a while, I picked up an M8.2 that had been abandoned for an M9. So far, it seems a well fettled camera compared to the 8, and when matched up with black paint lenses, it looks and feels the business. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/88248-i-love-my-leica-m8/?do=findComment&comment=1167904'>More sharing options...
Luke_Miller Posted December 29, 2009 Share #52 Posted December 29, 2009 After giving up on the M8 and lugging a big dSLR around for a while, I picked up an M8.2 that had been abandoned for an M9. So far, it seems a well fettled camera compared to the 8, and when matched up with black paint lenses, it looks and feels the business. I've been lugging big DSLRs (and big DSLR zoom lenses) around for a while. Still do when I am being paid to shoot. For my personal shooting I picked up an M8.2. Loving it. I read all of the posts regarding the teething pains of the M8. Decided the M8.2 was the answer. That seems to be the case. I'm a happy camper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted December 30, 2009 Share #53 Posted December 30, 2009 Wow Paul, that is a drool worthy set-up... nice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalfx Posted December 30, 2009 Share #54 Posted December 30, 2009 loving my new M8...long time M2 shooter who went dslr crazy for the past 4 years. Now im back. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/88248-i-love-my-leica-m8/?do=findComment&comment=1168089'>More sharing options...
rost12 Posted December 30, 2009 Share #55 Posted December 30, 2009 Just adding some M8 love. Robot is standing in for my on-order 35 1.4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob139 Posted January 1, 2010 Share #56 Posted January 1, 2010 M8 and Super Angulon. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/88248-i-love-my-leica-m8/?do=findComment&comment=1170996'>More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted January 2, 2010 Share #57 Posted January 2, 2010 I love my M8. It went off to Allendale. N.J. for repair (I keep getting the infamous "Card Locked" message). I don't like being without the camera. I hope I don't get charged for the repair since it is the second time it goes back for the same reason. Still, I love what it can produce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted January 2, 2010 Share #58 Posted January 2, 2010 loving my new M8...long time M2 shooter who went dslr crazy for the past 4 years. Now im back. Welcome to the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted January 2, 2010 Share #59 Posted January 2, 2010 Has anyone put a black Leica logo on a silver body? I'm wondering how that would look, It looks great on a black body. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyspedden Posted January 2, 2010 Share #60 Posted January 2, 2010 Hi Doc, Honestly I think the most important upgrade is on the shutter which on top of the firmware upgrade is IMHO a lot quieter and more stable... Non scientific estimate on my part is that I can now easily go down below 1/8s without too much trouble and I am almost as stealth as with my MP. In fact I feel that the remaining clunk noise is mostly noticed by the shooter rather than by the "shootee" For the rest of the upgrade it is more cosmetic (sapphire screen) and a matter of habit and calibration (for the frame) vs other M's one might be using, but since the x1.3 factor is still... a factor (punt intended) it sometimes feels a bit weird when shooting M8 then MP then back to M8, but I am not complaining, I like it a lot regardless. As a matter of fact, I have come to the point where I wished our friends in Solms would remove features and simplify the M8 rather adding features and functions like some of the whiners continuously whine about! I enjoy the minimalist style of my MP for good reasons, and I think the M8 should follow the same philosophy: only shoot RAW, allowing to display B&W but no JPG treatment inside the camera, all manual (no A or S mode), it is just missing a quick ISO button on the outside, maybe they could include it by default on the back wheel; and that is it, trash everything that is not related to pure and simple manual RAW shooting Anyhow, I want to make sure all who - like me - love their M8 have this thread to say it, and say it loud, we are not going to take it any other way Regards - Paga Hey Paga There is a cure for this disease.............An M9 I love my M8 AND my M9.........go for it brothers Woody Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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