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just thinking that there are a number of hotshoe attachments that had PC access, some have high voltage protection as well(Nikon works so does wien I think it is)
I figured out what my current travel and full kit weighs, just body and lenses, and what the M8 kit would weigh. My full current kit (5D, 17-40L, Leica 35/2, 50/2, 80/1.4, 135/2.8, 180/2.8) weighs about 4,1kg, and the travel version (17-40L, 50/2, 80/1.4) weighs 2,2kg.
For the M8, the travel kit (M8, CV15, CV28, Leica 50/1.4, 75/2) weighs about 1,7kg (a savings a 0,5 kg, and a load of space) and the full kit adds only the 90/4 Macro, for a total of about 2kg, just half the weight of the 5D kit.
This isn't quite fair, since the 5D has more choice in the wides and both 135 and 180, but the 90/4 on the M8 comes close to the 135, and I can always add the M 135/3.4 later to get the 180. An additional benefit is that I gain quality almost throughout the range, as well as a macro lens.
This is why I want to move to the M8. Weight and quality with lenses which work with the camera, instead of requiring stop-down antics.
Guy Mancuso wrote:
Does anyone have one in stock. I want to order.
It is not such a great accessory. It is too short.Maybe better wait for a Tom Abrahamsson one. Kameraexpress ordered one for me to try out (I had a short go at the Photokina and liked it -disliked it- I don't know...)
AGeoJO wrote:
Jaap,
Does the grip for M6 or M7, etc. work on the M8, by any chance?
Any grip that screws into the tripod thread cannot work as it has moved to the middle of the camera.
jaapv wrote:
Any grip that screws into the tripod thread cannot work as it has moved to the middle of the camera.
That's right, forgot about that. Up to this point to the chagrin of M users, Leica has put the tripod thread on the side and now with the M8, they put it in the middle .
Most of the Pro Rental Shops in NYC supply a Wein Safe Sync when you rent a (hi-end) digital camera. the Wein piece runs about $55.00. There is no need to spend $150.00 on something like this. That's really pissing money away!
Take a look at the M Classics Compact bag. www.mclassics.com
They don't show the compact on the site yet but email Seth and I'm sure he
will send some pics. It's an elegant bag. Equal to that Zambezi vest. Made
with the fabric used for Porsche soft tops. Has a rubber layer in between two
fabrics and trimmed in leather. 10x12x4.75
g.
Domke makes some great satchel style bags. I use an F803 which looks great, is small enough to be comfortable but can carry my shooting kit, which is two or 3 M bodies plus three to five lenses, meter, film, batteries, and notebook. It's also not screamingly apparent as a camera bag, which is nice given some of the places I work...
You don't need a special bag. You just hang the cameras around your neck and put the tiny lenses in your pockets Seriously, this is what I would do when travelling. The bag was only for in the Plane or in the car.
I'd like a real messenger style bag with a third strap to keep it from sliding around when on a bicycle! I know I can simply put a regular bag in a Timbukt2, but that's a bit awkward with two lids etc.
ClubShooter wrote:
I'd like a real messenger style bag with a third strap to keep it from sliding around when on a bicycle! I know I can simply put a regular bag in a Timbukt2, but that's a bit awkward with two lids etc.
I have exactly this and use it often. Go to an army surplus store. Buy a chem-warfare mask kit. The sidebags they come in are triangular messenger bags of sort with an optional waist strap. You'll have to sew in dividers or just keep your lenses in pouches, but that's a simple fix. I got mine for $5, and I have a gas mask to boot. They even threw in a helmet and flak jacket for another $3, which if nothing else, is great fun for nights where friends and I have had too much wine and are acting stupid.
Guy Mancuso wrote:
Damn that maybe the only money I have left for after i get done.
Interesting state of affairs. In this latest Leica FYI they speak to the issue of vignetting at some length. They highly recommend that the widest lenses at least are given the 6 bit coding to assure the best possible vignetting scenario out of the camera. They have gone to some lengths to assure that with the on camera metering to work with the actual metering that the vignetting is at least minimized (comparative metering accuracy of about 1 stop!)/. They go on to explain that any residual vignetting can be cleared up by using ACR in CS2. And finally they bundle Capture 1 LE which has no vignetting controls whatsoever! Don't mean to complain but this seems a real marketing blunder to acknowledge the issue of vignetting on the one hand and then recommend a raw converter that has zero capacity to deal with it. (I am a diehard C1 fan so I am not complaining about the product, only why Leica has chosen to include it when it is the least capable of dealing with the acknowledged problem.) What is wrong with my thinking here..........please!
weatherbox wrote:
I have exactly this and use it often. Go to an army surplus store. Buy a chem-warfare mask kit. The sidebags they come in are triangular messenger bags of sort with an optional waist strap. You'll have to sew in dividers or just keep your lenses in pouches, but that's a simple fix. I got mine for $5, and I have a gas mask to boot. They even threw in a helmet and flak jacket for another $3, which if nothing else, is great fun for nights where friends and I have had too much wine and are acting stupid.
That's an interesting idea, I'll have to give it a try!
Folks- I have a line on a ex condition 50 summilux, pre ASPH, I believe just a few years old, for $1100, maybe a few bucks less. This seems like a good price. My question is how it compares to the ASPH and the crons. I've found info on the ASPH/crons. but not really on the last generation of the luxes pre-ASPH. Thanks for any advice. Best....Peter
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Seriously, this is what I would do when travelling. The bag was only for in the Plane or in the car.