adan Posted September 5, 2009 Share #1 Posted September 5, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sure, I'm getting an M9 if it's full-frame, but the M8 is still pulling its weight in the meantime... http://www.rockymountainindependent.com/2009/09/a-retro-ride-into-the-20th-century/ 3-4 still pix incorporated into the video - but the M8 with Mandler 21 and 90 (+135) really did their thing in the stills gallery at the bottom (click in the image to get full-screen size gallery) This place is sort of the "Leica M" of amusement parks - stuck in the 1950's and making the most of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Hi adan, Take a look here M8 nostalgia. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lars_bergquist Posted September 5, 2009 Share #2 Posted September 5, 2009 Whatever a M9 may turn out to be, the M8 will remain a superb camera, capable of doing a superb job. A camera is a tool for making pictures. No tool is obsolete until it cannot do the job you want it to do, the way you want. The old man from the Age of the Darkroom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted September 5, 2009 Share #3 Posted September 5, 2009 Lars, you are right, the M8 will not be obsolete............... but mine is looking for a stablemate. Well there's room in the bag anyway. I will keep repeating to myself "my M8 is fine, my M8 is not obsolete, my M8 is lonely!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted September 5, 2009 Share #4 Posted September 5, 2009 My M8 is rubbing shoulders with a M4-P 1983 Jubilee Edition. But not in the bag -- I do never go out with two bodies. The old man from the Darkroom Age Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted September 5, 2009 Share #5 Posted September 5, 2009 I was only thinking of the 'sleeping arrangements.' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted September 5, 2009 Share #6 Posted September 5, 2009 Andy, What a great series. technically, composition and timing.. wow. BTW.. I did by accident click ON the picture in the gallery show, it expanded to fill the screen.. might want to offer that suggestion under the gallery. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted September 5, 2009 Share #7 Posted September 5, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Lars, you are right, the M8 will not be obsolete............... but mine is looking for a stablemate. Well there's room in the bag anyway. I will keep repeating to myself "my M8 is fine, my M8 is not obsolete, my M8 is lonely!! Erl I hope your right about the M8 not becoming obsolete. Leica declared it an upgradeable camera which most of us took as meaning it is not a disposable camera but I've been hearing rumors that it will be discontinued. I'm not planning on buying an M9 for a while, if ever, and want to keep using my M8 with the assurance that Leica is behind it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
storybrown Posted September 5, 2009 Share #8 Posted September 5, 2009 . I'm not planning on buying an M9 for a while, if ever, and want to keep using my M8 with the assurance that Leica is behind it. Why aren't you buying? Don't you need an $8000 camera? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted September 5, 2009 Share #9 Posted September 5, 2009 Erl I hope your right about the M8 not becoming obsolete. Leica declared it an upgradeable camera which most of us took as meaning it is not a disposable camera but I've been hearing rumors that it will be discontinued. I'm not planning on buying an M9 for a while, if ever, and want to keep using my M8 with the assurance that Leica is behind it. Offshore, technically the M8 probably is 'already' obsolete but I recommend you take take it out for a 'Sunday Walk' and shoot some pics. I guarantee they will be fine, allowing for you of course. If I buy an M9 I probably won't sell my two M8's. They are currently doing superb service and I expect that won't change in a hurry. Unlike some who treat their camera gear as an investment, I treat mine as working tools AND an indulgence. I have something like $100000 'invested' in 'obsolete' Hasselblad gear. I only use it for pleasure now, but what a pleasure. It has paid for most of the material things in my life, so it owes me nothing. Why sell it? I think my M8's will go the same way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 5, 2009 Share #10 Posted September 5, 2009 Erl I hope your right about the M8 not becoming obsolete. Leica declared it an upgradeable camera which most of us took as meaning it is not a disposable camera but I've been hearing rumors that it will be discontinued. I'm not planning on buying an M9 for a while, if ever, and want to keep using my M8 with the assurance that Leica is behind it.I seem to remember an undertaking from Leica about minimally ten years support after discontinuation iirrc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_newell Posted September 6, 2009 Share #11 Posted September 6, 2009 My recollection is that there is an affirmative legal requirement in the US along those lines. I seem to remember an undertaking from Leica about minimally ten years support after discontinuation iirrc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke Posted September 6, 2009 Share #12 Posted September 6, 2009 All this talk of the M9 has got me thinking about my M8 -- a camera which I use and love. It's interesting to think of its place in the Leica line -- I think the M8 has many parallels to the M4-2. I'll explain... 1) It's sort of "Plain Jane" compared to say the MP. 2) It had teething problems out of the gate, but later/revised models are fine performers. It certainly became more refined over its life. 3) It's a camera which Leica probably would like to forget in some ways. 4) It's likely the camera which "saved" Leica (again). I'll continue to shoot mine and enjoy it. Cheers, Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikasmg Posted September 6, 2009 Share #13 Posted September 6, 2009 Wonderful series of pictures there Andy! - Vikas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfspencer Posted September 6, 2009 Share #14 Posted September 6, 2009 I bought my M8 so that I could use my Leica lenses on a Leica digital camera. The coming of an M9 (or M10 or M11) won't change that. Congratulations to those of you who are planning on purchasing an M9. I can't wait to see some pictures. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted September 6, 2009 Share #15 Posted September 6, 2009 I would love an M9, but it will have to wait a little. Meanwhile, there is no camera in the world which is more attractive to me than the M8, and it still makes awesome photos which regularly take away my breath, so I will join the "M8 Lonely Hearts CLub Band" here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckart Posted September 6, 2009 Share #16 Posted September 6, 2009 ... I think the M8 has many parallels to the M4-2. I'll explain... 1) It's sort of "Plain Jane" compared to say the MP. 2) It had teething problems out of the gate, but later/revised models are fine performers. It certainly became more refined over its life. 3) It's a camera which Leica probably would like to forget in some ways. 4) It's likely the camera which "saved" Leica (again). I'll continue to shoot mine and enjoy it. Cheers, Jim Interesting thoughts, Jim, but I do not agree with point 3, because of the point 4. And I am with you in continuing the use of the M8 and enjoying it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apitong Posted September 6, 2009 Share #17 Posted September 6, 2009 After selling M6 (early 2004) I am now happy with M8 and 28 & 50 mm. Great lenses for 1.33 crop factor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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