Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry, I'll have to stand by my original statement. I had my F5 with me this morning when I stopped by the local camera store and they were demonstrating an R8. I can see the entire display of the F5 with glasses, whilst the R8 required just a bit of a sideways twist to see just the screen image. Regards, Nigel On Thu, 12 Nov 1998 22:44:39 +0100 Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net> writes: >On 11-11-1998 03:17 N. B. Watson wrote: > >>The R8's viewfinder is also not >>as high-eyepoint as the F5 (though not by much) and the R8 does not >show >>100% coverage which both the F5 and EOS1n do. > >I don't agree here. I have tried both the F5 and the R8 prior to >making a >buying decision a year and a half ago, and used them side by side. >The R8 is better for eye glass-wearers than the F5, as it is easier to > >see the whole frame in one look. I had to turn my eyes from left to >right >to do that with the F5. And on top of that, the LCD illumination is >much >better implemented on the R8, except in extremely bright sunlight >where >it becomes difficult to see. > >Pascal > >-------------------------------------------------------- >See my photo pages at http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ >-------------------------------------------------------- >t h i n k d i f f e r e n t a p p l e c o m p u t e >r >-------------------------------------------------------- ><<< PGP public key available on request >>> > > ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]