I love this camera.
I can remember the 1.st time I went to France to stay chez Pilsudsky, I was going to carry a Leica (?) which my father borought from a friend photographer.
At that time I was some 13/14 years old and was not familiar with the camera.
My father borought his Rolleicord - which I still have - for me to take as well as his light meter from Zeiss.
I think this M8 is very expensive. A very exquisite camera. A master piece.:D
Indeed, drool. Nice camera and the fact that they figured out how to get wide angle with out the vignette is great news. But man they are proud of their camera$, and the len$e$.
Andy, I saw the press release and the Dpreview article, but have not managed to find any mention of price yet. Have you seen any indication of price? I s'pose it's one of those - if you have to ask, you can't afford it.
I did also think that it is SO YOU, Andy!!! I mean it is ideal for your style of street shooting, dont'cha think?? Is yours already on order from B&H?
Andy, I saw the press release and the Dpreview article, but have not managed to find any mention of price yet. Have you seen any indication of price? I s'pose it's one of those - if you have to ask, you can't afford it.
I did also think that it is SO YOU, Andy!!! I mean it is ideal for your style of street shooting, dont'cha think?? Is yours already on order from B&H?
I think the list price was £2990 and $4795 (US) for the body only. As I said they are very proud of their work.
they are excellent cameras,especially for photo journalism and the like,as they are so quiet and relatively compact and the lenses are so good.
they are however over-priced because of the prestige value of the leica name.its like a fashion accessory for some people...
i find rangefinder focussing to be a little fiddly.maybe i need more practice.
now that they have produced a digital rangefinder perhaps voigtlander or someone else(canon used to make them long ago) will come up with a more reasonably priced competitor...
I showed the photo of the M8 to my girlfriend and asked her how much she thought it was. "20 bucks", she replied. I told her to re-think it, and she said again, "20 bucks" because it "looks like a Holga".
I showed the photo of the M8 to my girlfriend and asked her how much she thought it was. "20 bucks", she replied. I told her to re-think it, and she said again, "20 bucks" because it "looks like a Holga".
She couldn't believe how much it really was...
:lol4 So, when I get my Holga I can tape over the big "HOLGA" print & try to pass it off as a Leica?
It's an interesting concept. I find it interesting how close they kept it to the M7...get some of those users to switch more easily? I wonder what the images will look like.
i love its design since i saw it on nat geo
i read old leica rangefinder dont need battery is that true
There were any number of film cameras that would work without batteries just fine, Awais.
The Nikon FM3a and the Nikkormat, comes to mind for one, as well as the Leicas. The batteries were only used for the light meter in many earlier film cameras, the shutter was entirely mechanical and spring powered. Early Pentax SLRs as well I believe.
There were any number of film cameras that would work without batteries just fine, Awais.
The Nikon FM3a and the Nikkormat, comes to mind for one, as well as the Leicas. The batteries were only used for the light meter in many earlier film cameras, the shutter was entirely mechanical and spring powered. Early Pentax SLRs as well I believe.
A brand new Vivitar V3800N is capable of shooting without batteries, and it uses Pentax "K" mount lenses, so you can get very good glass for it too.
Makes a good starter camera for $140 with a 50mm, f1.7 lens from BandH.
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I can remember the 1.st time I went to France to stay chez Pilsudsky, I was going to carry a Leica (?) which my father borought from a friend photographer.
At that time I was some 13/14 years old and was not familiar with the camera.
My father borought his Rolleicord - which I still have - for me to take as well as his light meter from Zeiss.
I think this M8 is very expensive. A very exquisite camera. A master piece.:D
Indeed, drool. Nice camera and the fact that they figured out how to get wide angle with out the vignette is great news. But man they are proud of their camera$, and the len$e$.
Just take the picture
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I did also think that it is SO YOU, Andy!!! I mean it is ideal for your style of street shooting, dont'cha think?? Is yours already on order from B&H?
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I think the list price was £2990 and $4795 (US) for the body only. As I said they are very proud of their work.
Just take the picture
Pictures are at available at:http://www.ballentphoto.com
My Blog: http://ballentphoto.blogspot.com
Fun camera, crazy expensive.
A non-starter.
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Sorry, I'm not arguing quality, but it seems a little like paying for a name. Ick.
they are however over-priced because of the prestige value of the leica name.its like a fashion accessory for some people...
i find rangefinder focussing to be a little fiddly.maybe i need more practice.
now that they have produced a digital rangefinder perhaps voigtlander or someone else(canon used to make them long ago) will come up with a more reasonably priced competitor...
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She couldn't believe how much it really was...
:lol4 So, when I get my Holga I can tape over the big "HOLGA" print & try to pass it off as a Leica?
It's an interesting concept. I find it interesting how close they kept it to the M7...get some of those users to switch more easily? I wonder what the images will look like.
http://www.chrislaudermilkphoto.com/
The sensor is smaller than full frame, but has more pixels than a 20D, and a 20D easily beats full frame 35mm film.
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i read old leica rangefinder dont need battery
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now you know how Australians feel when they want to buy a 5d-$4500-$5000 AUD(although starting to come down a little)
the Leica would be closer to $6000.
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Andy, quit drooling and order the darn thing
Steve
The Nikon FM3a and the Nikkormat, comes to mind for one, as well as the Leicas. The batteries were only used for the light meter in many earlier film cameras, the shutter was entirely mechanical and spring powered. Early Pentax SLRs as well I believe.
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Makes a good starter camera for $140 with a 50mm, f1.7 lens from BandH.
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...yes, I am buying one.
http://www.chrislaudermilkphoto.com/
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0609/06091501kodakccdleicam8.asp
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