I got the M8 a few days before leaving for a 2 1/2 week trip to Poland
and Germany. Like every electronic device, an M8 can fail. In
addition, I knew that it would be cold (in fact, the temperature was
below freezing the whole time) and I did not know how well the M8
batteries would hold up. I also knew that the weather might be bad
(read wet), and while I know M8 owners who are brave enough to let
their camera get soaked in rain or snow, I am not. So I thought that
spending $450 on a mechanical body that does not weigh very much and
takes my M lenses was not a bad idea.
As it was, the M8 performed flawlessly, the batteries coped with the
cold just fine, and I took 1000+ pictures during the trip without any
problems.
Nathan
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On Jan 21, 2009, at 10:29 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Backup? For a Leica? Surely it would never fail. Oh, maybe just in
> case it gets stolen? Let's hope that don't take the whole bag. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> Chris, that is a very nice toy. The Cosina/Voigtlander cameras and
>> lenses are great value, and many Leica users use them too, I carry a
>> Bessa R2M body (fully mechanical, the batteries are there only for
>> the
>> light meter) in my bag as a backup, loaded with Tri-X.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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