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Just came in the mail this morning...carefully opened it up, charged it up...
Then I realized I didn't have a memory card! I thought I had one but I can't seem to find it anyone...
To bad Leica couldn't of splurged and included one with the M8. Anyway, I'l have one by tommorow and then I can start shooting.
I can't remember being this excited in a long long time.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/Cmogi10/good5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/Cmogi10/good4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/Cmogi10/good1.jpg
I know the feeling! Kinda like a kid on Christmas morning. Enjoy your M8.
look like a very happy family.
Ooh, it must be so frustrating not being able to try it straight away - hope you have a great day with it tomorrow :D
freeranger
06-14-2007, 13:31
Wow! Will you sleep tonight?
grduprey
06-14-2007, 13:49
Don't you have a local BestBuy or camera store to get one and go shhoting today? Either way congrats and have fun shooting. Nice photos of your toys.
grduprey
06-14-2007, 13:52
Make sure you get one that is on the approved list. i use the SanDisk Extreme III 2GB cards, they work great.
Todd.Hanz
06-14-2007, 13:53
a great pair, good luck!
Todd
well, I had to go to work right after the package came and I'm stuck here till late, it was such a tease.
And no, I won't sleep tonight...it's going to be a very long night...
haagen_dazs
06-14-2007, 15:21
you have an M8 at 19years old?
whooa..congrats and enjoy
Working two jobs, and living on raman and other people's leftovers for a couple months helped. I've learned that I need to work hard and make sacrifices to get what I want. I sold some guitars that I don't play anymore which helped pay for a chunk of it.
Then it pays off at it's all worth it.
TS ISAAC
06-14-2007, 21:15
Sounds like a perfect opportunity to see how it feels in your hands without the winding lever!
I hope you enjoy your M8..post some photos for us.
Congrats ... great camera! I'm puzzled though ... mine came supplied with a 1 gig card ... a Sandisk with a Leica symbol on it. I gather you have checked the packaging very carefuly? :D
That must be a collectors item - have you sent it to Westlicht yet? My SD card with Leica symbol is 64 Mb :(
And now I'm here at work and they're sitting on my back porch at home..."the longest day..."
And I carfully dissected the box and did not find an included memory card, was there supposed to be? should I make a big deal out of it? I wasn't planning on, but if it should of been included it should of been included.
erikhaugsby
06-15-2007, 09:16
Damn, even more reason for me to want one.
I've got 4K saved for an M8, though with college coming up I'm seriously considering buying some Canon L glass for my 20D. I hate it when schools require you to have an DSLR and don't accept a Leica as a quality substitute. :bang:
Damn, even more reason for me to want one.
I've got 4K saved for an M8, though with college coming up I'm seriously considering buying some Canon L glass for my 20D. I hate it when schools require you to have an DSLR and don't accept a Leica as a quality substitute. :bang:
That's where my Fuji S3 comes into play, by dad upgraded and sold it to me for nil, and I get to take my pick of all his nikon glass.
stop it stop it stop it stop it, I got 3500 USD sitting in the bank and I cant touch it because its for next years tuition
%*#$(@&$*%&%()@#%^@*$^%*^@*#$#)&(&#(@*#$)(@%&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
haagen_dazs
06-15-2007, 09:58
%*#$(@&$*%&%()@#%^@*$^%*^@*#$#)&(&#(@*#$)(@%&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2nd that, lol
these "woohoo, got my M8"-posts just keep turning my head slowly :o one day I fell too, am afraid.
right now I could not justify it with any rational explanation. hope I'm able play time and wait when
more used ones are showing up from net auctions...
PS Guys: In case anyone was wondering...the M8 is a blast =D
PS Guys: In case anyone was wondering...the M8 is a blast =D
It puts a smile on my dial every time I use it ... it's a unique experience and it is a shame that it's out of the price range of a lot of people. I think some like the fact that it's price tag makes it somewhat exclusive ... I don't see it that way and wish Leica could sell it for a fair bit less than the $7000.00 Australian I had to pay!
In reality I don't think there will ever be cheap second hand units available ... they will come up but I suspect that this is a camera that people will hang on to!
It's so nice that it has finally become a camera we can appreciate without all the negative hype that was going on a while ago! :cool:
sepiareverb
06-15-2007, 18:12
For you jaapv ... :D
Can you replace that with a black dot Keith? Just curious;)
It puts a smile on my dial every time I use it ... it's a unique experience and it is a shame that it's out of the price range of a lot of people. I think some like the fact that it's price tag makes it somewhat exclusive ... I don't see it that way and wish Leica could sell it for a fair bit less than the $7000.00 Australian I had to pay!
In reality I don't think there will ever be cheap second hand units available ... they will come up but I suspect that this is a camera that people will hang on to!
It's so nice that it has finally become a camera we can appreciate without all the negative hype that was going on a while ago! :cool:
I spent all night out on the town shooting, and I can't remember the last time i've had that much fun.
There will always be a special place in my heart for my film, meterless M, but it's goign to be pretty lonely for a good while.
erikhaugsby
06-15-2007, 20:45
What lenses are you shooting with the M8?
Hey... Can that card be CLA'd?
Congrats on your new camera. Enjoy:)
What lenses are you shooting with the M8?
Right now I'm shooting with a Summicron 50 and I've been borrowing a 35 skopar, Im trying a bunch of 35's to find one that works best for me, I really like the skopar though.
Congrats on your new camera. Enjoy:)
Thanks!
:)
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