Seems on point to me. 
-Dave-
Just the word Leica can be polarizing. I’ve heard the dentist, Venture Capitalist line about 1 million times and never understood it, given the number of great images made using a Leica.
When Leica makes a special addition then the heat turns up about 1 billion degrees, cause the inter web loves to judge.
I never used a rangefinder until the m-8 came out and I bought one pretty fast. I didn’t need it, I wanted it and I still use it.
It’s kind of glitchy, the shutter noise is a little clunky, not a swish more of a clank noise, but I still love it. I wish it tethered, long lenses like 90 mm are almost impossible but it doesn’t matter to me.
I don’t use it all the time, but it’s a camera that I usually keep charged which I can’t say for all our other cameras and when I shoot with it it’s kind of like going to the lab and seeing your film for the first time.
Because what pops up on the screen looks nothing like that you just saw in the viewfinder. It’s always a pleasant surprise. (hopefully).
Also I love Leica’s dng. It works in everything and I’ll bet (could be wrong) that people change out their Leicas a lot less than they do other cameras.
That seems to be the issue with Leica, everybody mentions costs, but if you keep it for a long time it’s not that expensive.
I was going to buy an M9 but didn’t see the point as 99% of what I shoot with the M8 is with a 24 which makes it a 35 which makes it essentially longer when you work horizontal, at least with live subjects.
Sometimes I go to a 35mm or a 50mm, but that's about it.
I know everyone says there is no difference, but I have a theory that lower iso cameras make you work differently. Maybe with lights, maybe with a camera support even if it’s using a lamp post to steady it.
Same with my S2 series. I guess to most people it makes zero sense, a larger than 35mm camera with one focus point at only 37 mpx, but it’s just a beautiful machine to work with and the corporate attitude of we’ll play our game, you guys play yours.
This compilation represents, studio flash, soft overcast light, tungsten in studio, hard backlit, hard side lit sunshine and mixed light, all with a crop factor with ancient ccd film.
Should I have used the camera, probably not, dunno, but I had it, I used it, it worked. I guess the last line is it worked.
IMO
BC
