rirakuma wrote:
Do you still have the M8 Gary and if not do you miss its rendering style? I'm soooooooo close to buying either an M8 or M9 just because I want to experience its rendering.
Funny you ask… I sold the M8 to raise funds for the M240. I was seriously considering the M9 but decided to opt for the the M240 due to the additional functions and performance for my needs. However, I do wish I could have afforded to keep the M8 as well due to the different output. I really don't "miss" that unique character of the M8 but if money was no option I would still have it today. When I owned the M8, I really enjoyed using it but was frustrated with the poor high ISO performance and difficulty with getting the proper color balance. At low ISO, the M8 was absolutely superb. I think with the current prices of the M8/M9 - you really can't go wrong to try it out. If you have the money, I would recommend the M9.
Gary, I too did the same thing, but with my M9. I was going to try and keep both, but it became a financial burden with the purchase of my MM. I let my M9 go.
Then to add insult to injury, the guy I sold it to here seems to be stiffing me on the 18+ dollar balance of his 1 day shipping costs which he wanted. Real nice huh?
Gary Clennan wrote:
Funny you ask… I sold the M8 to raise funds for the M240. I was seriously considering the M9 but decided to opt for the the M240 due to the additional functions and performance for my needs. However, I do wish I could have afforded to keep the M8 as well due to the different output. I really don't "miss" that unique character of the M8 but if money was no option I would still have it today. When I owned the M8, I really enjoyed using it but was frustrated with the poor high ISO performance and difficulty with getting the proper color balance. At low ISO, the M8 was absolutely superb. I think with the current prices of the M8/M9 - you really can't go wrong to try it out. If you have the money, I would recommend the M9....Show more →
Thats a really nice pic of your M8! I would probably like to get an M9 as I'm quite pedantic about perspective on focal length but its still quite expensive. I know the M8 needs filters but in another way it also makes a good monochrom camera. I'll see how things turns out
Nicoimages - very sharp! I am loving my ZM25 as well…
Phil/Allen - nice B&W's as usual.
Charlie - that 28cron is such an awesome performer with the M9. I'm surprised it is so terrible on the A7….
Carsten - neat shot!
Adrian - I like #1 best.
Phil - wow is all I can say. Great to see such a happy face at that age.
Also - does anyone here own (or have tried) the WATE? Could one expect similar performance to the 21SEM at the different FL's? This may be a long term goal for me as a nice landscape lens. PS - it would be great if someone could tell me it is garbage so I don't lust after it….
I like both Gary, but I'm going to go against the trend and vote for the colour one. It's difficult to get decent shots under sodium vapour lighting, but it works here.
I sold the M8 to raise funds for the M240. I was seriously considering the M9 but decided to opt for the the M240 due to the additional functions and performance for my needs. However, I do wish I could have afforded to keep the M8 as well due to the different output. I really don't "miss" that unique character of the M8 but if money was no option I would still have it today. When I owned the M8, I really enjoyed using it but was frustrated with the poor high ISO performance and difficulty with getting the proper color balance. At low ISO, the M8 was absolutely superb. I think with the current prices of the M8/M9 - you really can't go wrong to try it out. If you have the money, I would recommend the M9.
