Ok, just a brief entry here on working with the Leica M8.
I've used this system since November, and know it's strengths and weaknesses pretty well now.
There's a lot of "general opinion" that it's a fairly flawed camera.
But in my opinion, it's strengths far outweigh its weaknesses, and I'm not just talking about the legendary Leica glass, though that's enough of a strength for some right there.
No, I like the way the camera shoots. A lot has been written about how it's a true M camera, a rangefinder, and wonderfully ergonomic.
But it's also really invisible. Pictures here are from downtown Toronto around afternoon rush hour; the M8, without a flash, is the perfect camera for environmental portraiture and taking advantage of the wonderful natural light everywhere.
A couple of the pictures here are from BCE place in downtown Toronto, where pros with "pro-looking" cameras have been asked to leave before...
No-one at all bothered me with the M8. Since I looked like a tourist, they assumed I was a tourist.
Anyway, I'm going to write more about this very interesting camera. It's a tough one to master; when it messes up, it doesn't do so in a nice average way. But if you know what you're doing, it's truly a great tool for expression.
