Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Rolfe, Do the flash improvements do anything substantial. I suspect for me another R8 body at these prices would be more than good enough. Cheers On Tuesday, Oct 28, 2003, at 12:59 Australia/Melbourne, Rolfe Tessem wrote: > Alastair Firkin wrote: > >> On a similar note, anyone using the R9. Any comments on it V R8 etc. >> If one needed a second body, buy another R8 cheap, or put out for the >> r9? > > Tough call. > > I have both, and the differences are exactly as detailed by Erwin and > others. Probably the most significant are the weight reduction and the > lock on the mode dial which prevents inadvertant mode changes. These > are unfortunately all too possible when using the R8 (as when carrying > it over a shoulder such that the mode dial can rub against your hip). > If you're using an R8 already and are used to avoiding that particular > problem, I think one is hard pressed to justify the current price > diffential. > > For me, the R8 body balances better with the heavier lenses such as > the 180mm/2.8 and the R9 balances better with the lighter lenses such > as the 21-35 zoom. That's how I use my outfit and I'm happy with both. > FWIW, I use them both with winders, not motors. > > The problems that people have had with the R8 seem to be mostly with > the camera/motor or camera/winder interface. Mine worked fine without > the winder but wouldn't correctly sense the end of roll with the > winder mounted. A trip to Leica fixed it. I think the other > unadertised difference between the cameras is that in the R9 Leica > fixed whatever this problem was. So if you get an R8, just be sure to > get it with the warranty and you should be fine. If this problem > occurs, once fixed it seems to stay fixed. > > Rolfe > > > -- > Rolfe Tessem | Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. > rolfe@ldp.com | 96 Morton Street > (212) 463-0029 | New York, Ny 10014 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html