For some reason I keep thinking that the RD-1 is not as good a value as the M8. I just refuse to pay $3000 for a 6MP camera. Somehow, paying $4500 for a 10MP one that also happens to be a Leica seems to make more sense.
So much for claiming to be beyond brand worshipping. That said, I wish Cosina would go digital with another iteration of the RD-1 or even better, the Zeiss rangefinder. To me, it seems like that are one of the very few companies that truly "get it." j -- Juan Buhler - http://www.jbuhler.com On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 7:33 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sure you'll like the M8, Juan. Enjoy it! I'm sure it will do you well. > > I've been tempted by both the M8 and the Epson RD-1 on several occasions. I > like the shape, size and weight of these cameras. And I owned Leica Ms for > years, alongside my Nikon SLRs. But I've always been more of an SLR user. My > solution to this desire has been the Panasonic L1 fitted with a wide or > normal prime lens. Lately I've also been using an Olympus E-1 body with the > Leica 25mm f/1.4 (normal) ... It has an extremely quiet shutter and > excellent viewfinder, but is somewhat bulky compared to the RF cameras. > > Every so often I see the RD-1 for a reasonable price and I'm tempted as one > of those with that fast 28mm lens would be just about right. And similarly > the M8 body calls to me when I visit the camera store. Maybe some day. > > Godfrey > > > > Juan Buhler wrote: > > > Some of you might remember a thread from about year ago, where I was > > seriously thinking about getting a Leica M8. > > > > I didn't. I kept shooting with the K10D, spent two months with it in > > Spain and in Argentina, and later was the only one shooting Pentax at > > the Eddie Adams workshop in October. > > > > The K10D is as good as an SLR gets for street photography, but I keep > > having trouble with the noise, the size, the fact that so many of my > > pics are out of focus because the viewfinder is not as big and bright > > as I'd like. So... I gave in yesterday, and ordered a used, ex+ M8 > > from Adorama. It should arrive in time for this summer's trip, again > > to Argentina and later Spain. > > > > My kit until 2003 or so was an M6 with a Summicron 50 and a Pentax MX > > with K24/3.5 or FA35/2. They complemented each other greatly. Now it > > will be M8 with Voigtlanders 28 and 35 (don't want to spend the money > > on Leica glass for now,) and K10D with 16-45/4. > > > > Anybody else shooting with an M8 besides a Pentax? > > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
