Re: More on R4

["TM" <spaniel@pacbell.net>]

You're entirely right, Eric! I bought a new R7 and its motor drive more than
a year ago and have thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I finally took the
plunge and ordered a black and chromium  R8 from Eli at Wall Street Camera
on Monday and it arrived yesterday. It feels solid and the controls are so
much easier to access, and are much, much better placed than those on the R
predecessors! The viewfinder is outstanding as well! The R8 feels similar to
the M6 I bought new 2 years ago in solidness. I have no doubt that the R8
will be much greater to use with my Metz CT 64! Bravo to Leica for its
ingenuity and engineering quality!

- -----Original Message-----
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 1997 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: More on R4


>At 02:27 PM 11/26/97 +0100, you wrote:
>>mirror-lock, and instead go for a R7 or R8. But is it worth the money to
>>get a R8 instead for the R7? What can the R8 do, except from matrix
>>metering, which the R7 cannot? By the way, I heard that production of
>>the R7 is stopped now.
>
>The best reason to get an R7 is price. And that fact that you can get it
>motorized now.
>
>I owned one and loved it.
>
>But the R8 is light years ahead. Mirror lockup works much better (easier).
>And flash sync is 1/250, fill flash is much more capable. Built-in flash
>meter.
>
>It seems to be built better. Viewfinder is much brighter. It's a vastly
>better camera. I would never consider anything but R8s for my primary
>camera. The R7 would make a good secondary camera. If you don't use flash,
>the R7 is a good alternative.
>==========
>
>Eric Welch
>St. Joseph, MO
>http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>
>We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse.
>