wda Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share #21 Posted November 25, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Interesting thread. Accordingly, nothing would possess me to buy (for example) an M8 before far more technically-able and solvent photographers than me had given it a damn good shaking. I'm not sitting back and gloating - far from it - but I am glad that I wasn't in the first wave. To put this into proportion, I was one of the first in the UK with an M7 - swapped out for battery drain problems - and a CM - swapped out three times for power problems - so I am hardly a complete luddite. Regards, Bill Bill, thank you. The CM was the only camera I bought soon after its release because I had been waiting for the Minilux upgrade for so long. However, unlike you, I was lucky and have not had any trouble so far. It is a wonderful little film camera which still gets lots of use. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wbesz Posted November 26, 2006 Share #22 Posted November 26, 2006 Last week I was reading a magazine on recreational flying. The particular article I remember reading was regarding buying a kit plane and the advice was to wait at least 5-years, .."by then all the bugs should have been resolved". I guess cameras are safer than flying a new design, ..especially if you just can't wait. Exceptional products fit high on the exponential curve for development difficulty, so you just need to be patient if you are not a tester. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal_meheut Posted November 26, 2006 Share #23 Posted November 26, 2006 As someone said, it depends on your use. If you have just 1 car and plan to use it everyday, you want something reliable and you'll wait. If you just want the next Ferrari on top of the 3 you already own, who cares ? It is the same for cameras. I've been an early adopter of many Leica lenses over the last years: 0 problems. Same for the DMR. Now, the M8 has indeed problems but they will be fixed. So why did I lost ? I can still shoot with my other cameras including the M7, I can shoot with the M8 in many circumstances and some pro are even using it for weeding assignments. I'm not saying it is wise to be an early adopter and in many circumstances, I won't. If an alternative is already available for instance, or if I have to rely 100% on the product and so on. But in some cases, it is not as "fashion victim" as it may look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_f Posted November 28, 2006 Share #24 Posted November 28, 2006 On the great plains of North America it is said that : "The pioneers got the arrows and the settlers got the land." That's a good one Albert! Got to remember that. David, There is a Hi-Fi company in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex called Rega Research. They were the last mainstream Hi-Fi company to "jump on the CD bandwagon" as the expression goes. On their web site (Rega Research Limited), there is this quote: 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/9982-is-it-wise-to-be-an-early-birdis-it-wise-to-be-an-early-bird/?do=findComment&comment=105539'>More sharing options...
albertwang Posted November 28, 2006 Share #25 Posted November 28, 2006 Meetings, yes. Cameras, no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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