Wow, sounds like a great swap. Congrats & can't wait to see the pics.
Cheers, Christine
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From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 12:09 PM
Subject: OT: Plenty of room in my safe
So, last night I clambered into the attic and brought down all the boxes
and
bits for my Contax/Zeiss gear. This morning I removed all the gear from my
safe
and packed it into the boxes. This afternoon I took it all to my friendly
Leica
pusher and traded it in for a Leica M8 and 21/2.8 Elmarit-M lens.
:o)
They are both used but in absolutely like new condition. The M8 is
silver - I
would have preferred black, but what the hell. It's boxed with all the
stuff,
and really everything is indistinguishable from new, so I'm quite pleased.
Haven't had chance to shoot with it yet, but from playing with it the
first
think that struck me was the shutter sound. It's like the executioner's
axe when
it hits the block. Very different from the traditional Leica shutter. The
other
striking thing is how much like the traditional Ms it is.
I'm very happy with this deal. The CZ stuff was sitting unused in my safe
taking
up space. The dealer snapped it up, so they've got a bargain. There must
be a
market for it, otherwise they wouldn't have snapped it up, so somebody is
going
to get a deal they will be happy with and the kit will be used. I have a
digital
pal for my M3 and M4-2 and will be able to use the other lenses I have.
Win,
win, win, I'd say!
I'll post some pictures next weekend. I have a busy day tomorrow followed
by a
full week at work, so won't be shooting for a week. Which is muy
frustrating.
Oh, and they upgraded the firmware to v2 in the shop. I may get chance to
read
the manual tomorrow and perhaps take a few test snaps at lunchtime.
Bob
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