Leica M8

What with the name and the history and all that - not to mention the price - you'd expect it to be pretty impressive, eh? And then you look at the results in Flickr...

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  1. JaneTue Nov 21, 06:41:00 pm GMT

    There are some beautiful photos in there, but it really is down to the skill of the photographer.

    Perhaps flickr or my monitor can't show it but I can't see the difference that justifies the price.

    It's a sexy looking bit of kit though.

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  2. StefTue Nov 21, 08:11:00 pm GMT

    The power of Leica cameras lies not so much in the images that they produce but more in the effect they have on their owners.

    They become somehow more, er, photographically virtuous

    One thing that always tickles me is how Leica sell rebadged Panasonic digital cameras (or is it the other way around) and stick 30-40% on top for the supposed status that the Leica badge brings

    e.g.

    Leica V-Lux 1 - £500+
    Panasonic FZ50 - £350

    Ah, the joys of conspicuous consumption

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  3. Dr Hiding PupThu Nov 23, 01:15:00 am GMT

    I think the Flickr pictures are compositionally awful. Talk about pearls before swine.

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  4. CurlyThu Nov 23, 11:04:00 pm GMT

    Hardly Henri Cartier Bresson are they?

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  5. UnknownSat Nov 25, 09:46:00 pm GMT

    May I coin the phrase, "More money than ability?"
    There again, I'll only post photos that I don't expect to have any value to the flickr den of thieves.

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