Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I, for one, describe the R8 to my Nikon carrying friends as the second best camera in the world - the first being a toss-up between the M3 and and the M6. Wait till you put the on-board studio flash metering to work. I used it extensively for one project last year and found it to be right on the money for accuracy and convenience. Roy On 19 Apr 00, at 19:30, Marthe & Rene wrote: > Hi folks, just received my new R8. A few things are immediately noticable. > > The viewfinder, miles ahead of my R7 both in clarity and field of view with > eyeglasses. > The new shutter, must smoother than my R7 with less mirror slap. > The controls are silky smooth and fall readily at hand. > Ergonomics, this is one large puppy. It will require a different hold > technique than my R7. Here, I think the winder might help. > Anyone want to buy a near mint R7? > > Don't understand all the negative feedback this camera has on LUG. > > Okay, I'm heading down the basement until the air raid shelter siren sounds > the "all clear". > > Rene > > P.S. Question about the winder. The litterature says that the motor drive > allows single, 2 or 4.5 frames a second. The litterature on the winder only > mentions the 2 frames a second. Am I right in assuming that it also has a > single shoot setting? > >