Bernd, Thanks
But I've been supporting the german "export" drive for years
keep your lens - stock markets in turmoil, house prices down, western governments printing money like confetti, gold up, Euro in crisis, (Germany should leave and let the rest of the EU make a mess of it).
Leica glass is as good as gold from an investment point of view
As I indicated in my opening post "I'm waiting for the moaning, (from me), to start" - but so far so good - I'll enjoy the M8 - it is already reminding me of the "peculiarities of RF cams" - and I enjoy the non photographic side of photography - if you see what I mean - I still have an M6 and two M3s, a couple of LTMs and a Nikon S, plus a"few" Nikon Fs etc., etc., - I cannot bear to part with them
I have just, (this year), "given" my son my 911 which I bought new in 1989 and still have a Beetle Convertible from 1976, an R90S, R100RS MotorSport, R80 and R100GSPD - German stuff is always (good) and interesting and I have always enjoyed using it - no complains from me.
Two of my first "images" with the M8 - first shots were taken at Gatwick Airport - I've not been able to get "out" since we got back to France