Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 06 November 2000, Martin Howard wrote: > > Douglas Herr jotted down the following: > > > I like the classic simplicity, light weight and minimal battery dependance of > > the R6.2, but the R8's ergonomic design and the fantastic viewfinder and the > > half-stop shutter speed increments in manual mode would persuade me to buy it > > over the R6.2. > > Why o why cannot Leica release an R9 which has the shell of the R8, the > flash circuitry of the R8, but a mechanical shutter a la R6.2. Hell, even > without TTL flash circuitry, flash pre-metering, and a sync speed of 1/100s, > it would still be the best Leica R to date. You'd still have three metering > modes (matrix, centre-weighted, spot) but only manual exposure. Sweet. > > M. Amen. Make sure the shutter is continuously variable. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt - -------------------------------------------------- Stay in touch with Northwestern and the world. Click http://www.nualumni.com to get your FREE Northwestern StartPage. Customize your own collection of the latest news, sports, stock quotes, and more. Check it out today!