Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I see it, the R8 is actually quite an attractively designed camera. While it is somewhat on the chunky side, that doesn't really bother me because it handles well. My main objection is that within that bulk there isn't a winder, let alone a faster motor drive. The Contax RTSIII, for example, has a 5fps motor within a quite similarly sized camera. Many much smaller camera bodies incorporate winders so it is quite a puzzle. The fact that the wonder and motor won't be available for another 6 months or so is also puzzling. _____________________________________ Michael H. Reichmann E-mail: michael.reichmann@alphanet.net ______________________________________ >Of all the reviews of the Leica R8 that I have come across. None of them, >not one, says that it is an ugly, fat, elephant looking thing. A radical >departure in the look of the R-line should warrant some kind of similarly >radical opinion. It seems that people are keeping quiet because it is a Leica. >Well??