Thanks BC, still flying the M8 flag, and banging that drum.
Take care with the M8 batteries, I ordered a new one from a Leica shop I use and the on-line said "not suitable for M8" on enquiry they state "the battery will work in your M8, but they changed the spec so while you will be able to use it, it won't register on the meter, so you won't know how much power you'll have left." so they added the warning, I bought two.
Leica, Wetzlar, are repairing my M8 for a reasonable amount, thankfully not "upgrading" it, now I can only hope they pull a technician off the M9 sensor line to do it, they need the break!!
On Roger Deakins: "I usually use an M8. The 35mm is my main lens but I do carry a 28mm. I change shutter speeds and aperture depending on the content of the shot."
https://www.rogerdeakins.com/still-photography/still-photography-as-practice/
Don't leave home without it:
Bernard,
It's a 28mm, though I really thought it was a 24 as I said I rarely remove the lens. I have a 35mm, 90mm (non useable due to the small viewfinder framing) but just shoot everything with that 24 which I guess with an pasha sensor is somewhere around 35mm.
Chris,
It makes sense that Mr. Deakins shoots stills with a 28 or 35mm because 35mm on a super 35mm movie frame is the most used lens in the history of cinematography and even if the crop is different, your brain thinks 35mm so you grab a 35mm.
I don't know why we all like certain things. A manual focus rangefinder isn't the easiest camera to work, but then again easy doesn't always mean good or as fun.
It also doesn't draw a lot of attention, so if your blocking a shot, or scouting, you won't have security tapping you on the shoulder (usually).
It's a camera that I take about everywhere, whether I plan to use it or not. This was from a gig, shooting sponsored olympians, the M8 was sitting on the ground by me as I was using a 300mm 2.8 on a Canon but I saw it so I shot it with the Leica.
This gig is a few years ago, I just decided to use the M8 on the first shot and continued on
Once again I know it's ccd I know it doesn't smooth in real low light, but I like the look and the only camera that has that look (that is small) is the first olympus em-5 which is another camera I bought, but didn't actually need. In ways it's much like the Leica in build and size and though it uses a Sony cmos sensor it produces a look (to me) identical to the Leica. In fact I liked it so I bought an em-1 and it didn't have the same look because the em1 uses a panasonic sensor and different processing.
I'd give anything if Olympus had gone with an APS H rather than a 4/3 sensor. I like the ability to change the ratio in camera, the autofocus doesn't track very well, but it is instant fast on single auto focus. so fast if someone is running you can hit focus and fire and it will usually be sharp, but 4/3 is just a little small especially for wide shots and though I usually don't think about sensor size, I still think APSH is almost the perfect format frame, especially if a camera is used for some c cam motion.
In fact when the first Sony a7s came out I tested and tested it against the em-5 and thought the em-5 looked better. When the a7siI came out I bought it site unseen though have only used it in production twice. I guess I should sell the Sony because it's just not the camera for me.
So that's my thought process and I know my brains is a little broken, but . . .
IMO
BC