Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/28

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Leica-Users List Digest V1 #161
From: David Young <youngs@IslandNet.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 96 16:29 PDT

>I am sure that the R8 is a fine camera.  My basic question is this;  how
>fundamental an improvement is the R8 from the R7?  For that matter, I have
>always wondered how the R7 was that much better than the R5. 

<SNIP>

>I just get the feeling that Leica is having problems marketing the R series
of >cameras, and is constantly tweeking the camera, hoping for a winner.  
>
>Dan 


As a long time R5 user - I'd say the R8 is one helluva tweak!  If I had the
money, I'd buy one in an instant.  Hell, I'll probably buy one anyway!
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David Young: youngs@IslandNet.com
            
	

Replied: 29 Sep 96 12:58