Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe a large part of the problem with the R8 Drive and tardy intro of the R8 Winder had to do with the original manufacturer of the drive and winder, Eumig of Austria, having gone out of business at about the same time that the R8 was introduced. This left Leica in the position of having to find someone and somewhere to produce the winder and drive. Apparently, Leica themselves are making the winder in Portugal. The Drive Question has been an extremely sore subject with both Leica USA and Leica Solms people every time I see them at PMA and Photokina. When we will actually see the Drive is anybody's guess since they have slipped the intro date so many times. Bill Rosauer