Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Your going to loose very little. With the rom your auto and program exposures will be very accurate, but not that much more than a 3 cam. The other thing is the auto zooming of a coupled strobe (Metz 40MZ-3i). Other than this I not sure. Cheers Wilber Frank Filippone wrote: > With the price of "demo" R8's being $1400 or less, I think Leica has finally > hit the magic marketing sweet spot. The camera is admittedly awesome. At > substantially less cost than a Nikon F5. > > They may not make too much money on the bodies, their sale of lenses will > propel them back to financial stability. I am really happy that someone at > Leica noticed this strategy. I am still put off purchasing by the cost of > the ROM lenses.... $2000+ each. > > Now that I have gushed all over the strategy, I need to get an answer to > this.... > > What happens to the R8 if I use non-Rom lenses? WHat features remain > useable? What features do I lose? I am most concerned with metering, auto > diaphragm operation and general "fit". > > Basically I am considering using 3 or 2 cam lenses with a R8. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net