Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Unless you need the speed, take a look at the 80-200 f4. It is a truly amazing lens and inexpensive (for Leica) Ken Wilcox At 12:41 PM 08/07/2001, Adam Bridge wrote: >I'm seriously looking at purchasing an R8. I've been shooting with my Canon >D30 but I need film and I am not thrilled with the feature set of the >Japanese cameras which are almost overwhelming. The R8 looks like the >feature set I use - a few metering modes and MANUAL that's easy to get to >with controls that work like my M6. > >I was pondering which of the two wide-med angle zoom lenses seem best? And >is that f2.8 70-180 worth in price of a small car? > >I'll be shooting almost entirely color with this camera while the M6 seems >have fallen into B&W mode and is likely to stay there. Heck - so could the >R8 for that matter. > >Anyway - if you're an R8 user and would share some thoughts I'd appreciate >it. I'm a big guy, the heft of the camera with motor drive isn't an issue. > >On a related topic - who is using the motor drive for the M6? What are your >reactions to using it? I like the idea of not having to bring down the >camera to wind the film - I can just compose and shoot. Although stopping to >take notes is a good thing too. Sigh. > >Thanks > >Adam Bridge - ------------------------ Ken Wilcox wilcox (at) tir.com