Others hadn't examples that work. Kamber's M8 works just like that of Ashley Gilbertson's.
http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4133/extre...m8-in-iraq.html
Kamber uses a previos version of the firmware, and he makes absurd comparisons (M8, 5D). He is comparing two "in camera" softwares for image processing, that's all. I cannot understand why he doesn't use DNG instead JPG. The image quality differences are huge, and he is complaining for image quality! The M8 has ergonomic flaws, obviously, but it has ergonomic advantages too. Etc.
I agree the M8 needs a revision, if Leica wants to sell it two years more at $5,000... but I cannot agree with Kamber's conclusions.
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He doesn't exactly have the luxury to sit and twiddle with ACR. At the end of the day, it's shoot the files over the wire and try and get some shuteye after preparing for the next. And much of his time is spent just trying to survive in one piece.
His perspective is probably a bit different than most M8 users and his review is based on a different real-world than theirs. For him, the numerous problems with the interfaces are a matter of earning a living. And the comparison with the 5D is not absurd if the difference is between success and failure, and whether the equipment delivers his vision.
There was much hope from those waiting for Leica's digital M, but between the crop sensor and the AA filter snafu, to the poorly thought out controls, it fell just a bit short of the mark. A nice camera for sure, but there's a feeling of what might have been.
Hopefully we'll see it in the not too distant future.