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Subject: [Leica] Possible M8 purchase - HELP!
From: gerry.walden at icloud.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:47:18 +0100
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Thanks Ric. I have sort of decided that an M8 may not be such a good idea 
because of possible problems. I may hang on for a M9 or go backwards to a M6 
and shoot chromogenic film (or I may just abandon the whole idea) but still 
thinking.

Thanks again

Gerry

Gerry Walden
023 8046 3076

> On 10 Jul 2015, at 14:03, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote:
> 
> i would be wary of shutters reaching 1/8000
> 
> I have had two out of two fail.
> 
> ric
> 
> 
> 
>> On Jul 10, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Thank you Jean-Michel, that is very interesting. The price is around ?970 
>> (?700) so the price is pretty good. They have another at ?1049 but that 
>> is just a bit to expensive.
>> 
>> Gerry
>> 
>> Gerry Walden
>> 023 8046 3076
>> 
>>> On 10 Jul 2015, at 12:11, Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello Gerry, I've used an M8 for about 5 years: this is an excellent 
>>> camera! I've done more than 25 000 actuations now without any problems. 
>>> And the results are very good! If the price is OK - I'd say about ? 1500 
>>> for the body ... then I'd go ahead!
>>> JM 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jean-Michel Mertz
>>> Strasbourg
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> From: gerry.walden at icloud.com
>>>> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:34:16 +0100
>>>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Possible M8 purchase - HELP!
>>>> 
>>>> Ricahrd
>>>> 
>>>> thanks for commenting. I guess that any camera may suffer an electronic 
>>>> failure these days.
>>>> 
>>>> Gerry
>>>> 
>>>> Gerry Walden
>>>> 023 8046 3076
>>>> 
>>>>> On 10 Jul 2015, at 10:19, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> There is always a chance that old electronics may fail, but other than
>>>>> that, if the price is right, why not?
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am shooting mostly 4x5 and medium format nowadays. These electronic 
>>>>> stuff
>>>>> confuses me. (*)
>>>>> 
>>>>> (*) a joke, as I am hard at work for our product that is, basically, 
>>>>> teach
>>>>> students/hobbyists on programming these electronic stuff.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at 
>>>>> icloud.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have the inexplicable urge to get my hands back on Leica, and I am
>>>>>> looking at an M8 plus a Zeiss Biogon 28mm f2 lens from a dealer in
>>>>>> Brighton. They are going to email me more details but I do know there 
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> been 17977 actuations, and it is described as Exc+. The price of both 
>>>>>> looks
>>>>>> pretty sensible.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> There is sort of no logic in this, it is just I want to have a Leica. 
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> would stress that I am very happy with my Fuji gear. Does anyone have 
>>>>>> any
>>>>>> helpful comments to make, or an advice of pitfalls I should be aware 
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> (apart from becoming an addict again!)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Gerry
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Gerry Walden LRPS
>>>>>> www.gwpics.com <http://www.gwpics.com/>
>>>>>> Fujifilm X-World Photographer
>>>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>>>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Gerry Walden
>>>>>> 023 8046 3076
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
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