This turned out really nice!
Tom, its funny that the shutter sounds was your favorite part. I love it too, but its most people’s biggest complaint with the M8. Historically Leica M’s have had some of the quietest shutters so you can be silent when taking photos … and then the M8 came out with a ridiculously loud shutter. When I was taking photos of Kevin talking and everyone would turn and look after I did because the whole room could hear it, kind of a bummer.
Leica’s offering an upgrade starting this August to replace the shutter with an almost silent one and I’ll definitely be doing it. Although I’m gonna miss the pleasant sound it has right now, I won’t miss being a distraction when I want to get photos in quiet areas.
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dotsara
Colours. Composition. Ace.
twatson
@dotsara Ha ha ha, you used ace! Victory is mine. Thanks for the compliment though!
Myke*
He either trusts you or holds an excellent insurance policy. ; )
Bonnie McCullough
wowza.
twatson
@Myke+ Yeah no doubt!
@bontie-lou Exactly. It’s hard not to be a little wowed by that camera.
daniel.gene
oh wow! i’ve always wanted to play with one of those. I can’t wait to see how it turned out.
Stefan Hartwig
I love seeing something so extravagant captured with such simplicity. Gorgeous.
They’re doing free test drives of the M8 right now (body and a couple lenses). I’m trying one out tomorrow (primarily out of curiosity) and am curious about your initial impressions of it. Have you used a rangefinder before?
TimWillis
Those things are not cheap.
twatson
@Stefan Hartwig Thanks! No, it was the first time I’d ever used a range finder. It was definitely different and took a little while to get used to. I think I’ve just gotten so used to my Nikon that it took some “unlearning”. The sound of the shutter was probably my favorite part, but the range finder made rethink how I might frame a shot. Would I buy one? No, it’s too rich for my blood, but it was great fun to play with!
@Timwillis Yeah, no kidding!
Josh Bryant’s Old Flickr Acct
This turned out really nice!
Tom, its funny that the shutter sounds was your favorite part. I love it too, but its most people’s biggest complaint with the M8. Historically Leica M’s have had some of the quietest shutters so you can be silent when taking photos … and then the M8 came out with a ridiculously loud shutter. When I was taking photos of Kevin talking and everyone would turn and look after I did because the whole room could hear it, kind of a bummer.
Leica’s offering an upgrade starting this August to replace the shutter with an almost silent one and I’ll definitely be doing it. Although I’m gonna miss the pleasant sound it has right now, I won’t miss being a distraction when I want to get photos in quiet areas.
twatson
@Josh Bryant Interesting… but that is a good point. It might sound good but for the most part it’s better to be distraction free if you can. Hopefully the upgrade won’t be too steep.
Luke Dorny (luxuryluke)
Wowwww.
Did you get the photos? can you link to them?!!
twatson
@luxuryluke Josh posted a few I took and he’s been posting quite a few recently.