Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Film will also get better why wouldn,t it? I,d like to buy a 8 or 9 one day and use the old telyts i allready have with a digital back and use film with those legendary refraction limited R lenses .Which i don,t own. A system like that would be super for me. I think it will be a commercial hit for Leica. hic Glengoyne simon jessurun > Once the teething problems were resolved, the R8 has been a great unit. I > use mine all the time. Viewfinder is very bright, making it easy for older > eyes to focus with precision. I understand the R9 is even better! When my > favorite films become unavailable, I'll buy a digi-back for it. > > Len > > -- > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of animal > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 4:20 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: An R series question > > > > > > Douglas M. Sharp wrote: > > > > > > > I too don't particularly like the styling of the R8/R9 and I'm not sure > > > whether I would ever use the advantages it has over the R7, so > > > until the older cameras break down irreparably (or somebody "drops one > > > in my lap") I'll stay away from them. > > > regards > > > Douglas > > > > I agree with you on the looks of the R8/9, I don't like it either. > > But these looks are clearly a result of functionality. The ergonomics of > > the R8/9 are imho unsurpassed. Pick one up and it will fit your hands > > as a tailormade glove. > > > > Anyhow, if you shoot with it you don't see it, so who cares about looks:-) > > > > Best regards, > > > > Michiel Fokkema > > And it will have an intechangeable back shortly .Won,t it? > Highly desirable piece of machinery > simon jessurun > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information