Re: [Leica] which camera body to select

["Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>]

Nguyen, Olivier T  wrote:
>>> I am thinking of buying a LEICA R8.  a question come into my mind right
>>   now is which body to get.  black or chrome?<<

Hi Olivier,
That really comes down to personal choice and asking here will probably
evoke 800,000 versions of  why you should get one or the other! ;-)

I've always used black simply because they are my tools of trade and not a
pretty shining bauble like so many like to keep all polished up and glaring.

Black looks like a point and shoot which you want these days because if
you're doing people things, black seems to be less distracting. Is it? I
don't know from experience of using chrome and black at the same time, but
black looks less intimidating in my humble opinion.

And I'd imagine due to the size of the R8, a chrome body with chrome lenses
would look like a big shining glob of metal in your face. And also looks big
time pro like, when that's the last thing you want to look like.

Now wait for the next 799,999 posts. ;-)
ted




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Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 7:18 AM
Subject: [Leica] which camera body to select


> hi all,
>
> Olivier
>