Where is the M8 body made? ............... and likewise the lenses ?
jh
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From: "Andrew Fildes" <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 6:58 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: New Assessment of M8 by a Pro
>
> Yup. Sold mine on. It went back to Germany because the rangefinder
> was waaaay off - four months despite the fact that the local dealer
> has a repair facility that has done good work forever, right down to
> vulcanite repairs. And it was far harder to use than the Epson R-D1 -
> difficult to use vertically without occluding the rangefinder patch.
> And all of the stuff he mentioned. And I don't do a lot of combat
> work these days. Then they wanted about $2000 for an upgrade that
> wouldn't fix any of the problems. Lovely object which could take very
> good pix if all the stars were in alignment but...
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 13/06/2008, at 2:21 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> Too bad. The verdict here is damnation rather than disappointment.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Winsor Crosby wrote:
>>> My first impression when the M8 came out was disappointment that it
>>> seemed to be a retro design while the M3 which it mimicked was new
>>> and
>>> original at the time. It made me think that that Leica had lost its
>>> way. The offset lens layer on the sensor so that rangefinder lenses
>>> could be used on it was brilliant though. That could have been Kodak
>>> though.
>>>
>>> http://web.mac.com/kamberm/Leica_M8_Field_Test,_Iraq/Page_1.html
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