Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] in defense of the R8.
From: Barney Quinn <barney@ncep.noaa.gov>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 06:42:20 -0400
References: <NBBBIDNIGLFOKNLJCPLHMEOLGFAA.danh@selectsa.com> <3B33EC33.79D71676@earthlink.net>

Mike,

Welcome to the club. It's a hell of a camera. I hope that you have years of good
shooting with it.

Barney

Michael Gardner wrote:

> In early May I finally laid down the green for an R8.  Great camera!
> I'd fiddled with friends cameras and fondled 'em at shows(R8's that is,
> not the friends)  but there's nothing like shooting with one.
>
> I swapped off my R7 for a motordrive and I'm ready to rock.  Feels great
> in my hands and I love the viewfinder.  I've shot with F5, N90s, EOS3
> but I'm getting very comfortable with the R8.  Leica finally has a
> body/MD worthy of the stellar glass (IMO).
>
> Mike Gardner
>
> Dan Honemann wrote:
> >
> > > > With a rebate and a discount I think that the R8 is a real good deal.
> > >
> > > I completely agree -- same with the R6.2.  Believe me I'm tempted, but I'm
> > > currently going through "recovery"...
> >
> > Same here!  And reading Barney's posts is like an alcoholic walking into a
> > bar.
> >
> > Dan

In reply to: Message from "Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com> (RE: [Leica] Was Copyright questions, in defense of the R8.)
Message from Michael Gardner <mlgardner99@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] in defense of the R8.)