Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/18

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Subject: [Leica] Reviewer tests R8 and then dumps it !!!
From: ted grant <75501.3002@compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 09:44:45 -0500

Pacal wrote:

<<<<After he got back his own R8, not only did the meter fail again, but
also the pre-flash metering system and the flash-sync (see: 
http://db.photo.net/com/philg/photo/leica/index.html). So he dumped his 
R8 and instead got an M6 and an EOS 1N. His R8 now enjoys a second life 
at the Leica Academy in Solms...   Interesting litterature but I sure do
hope that such mishappenings are an exception.>>>>>>>>

Pascal,

And did you ever hear of the mercedes that didn't work right? Or Cadillac
or Honda? 

This kind of thing is all negative! How about when you see something like
this , you just chalk it up to one in how many are working beautifully!!!

Besides, you have no idea how well this person handled the equipment. 
There are some dummies out there who don't read the manuals first, screw
something up while playing with it and then blame it all on the machine!

At the moment there are more working and satisfied customers than are one
guy who got a bad one!  Like the say, "shit happens!"

ted