Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guido, At 09:30 AM 3/10/98 +0100, you wrote: > > This is my history: > to start again to use it. I opened the box, put the lens on > and..... My God it didn't work again, the shutter priority >and [snip] >body and lens again, but now I don't trust the > R8 system anymore and I'm very very disappointed. > I'm a LEICA supporter but I don't want the electronic > problems let my angel fall down and crash.This damn, 5,000 >USD camera > (including lens and flash) collected a double fail and I've >received a > double uppercut. I know just how you felt, although my problem was not as great as yours. I sold out my M equipment including a 35/1.4 ASPH and the 74/1.4 to Get the R8 and various lenses. This was to go to just one camera type and one that my wife and family could use, as they can't use the M's. I took it with us on our 50th anniversary trip last Sept, with a second R4 body. I used both K25 and K200 (I only shoot slides). I also used some Elite II asa 200. After I returned and got the slides back (other than being a heavy combination for me) I found inconsistency in how the matrix metered. Where I had dark and light areas I thought that the matrix would pick a good average exposure - but it either exposed the light or dark parts correctly with the other being severly over or under exposed. this was why I bought the thing. Heck I can use a spot meter (I should have used the one in the camera). I lost confidence in the exposure, and with so much invested - I sold out and went back to the M and bought a point and shoot for the wife. She now has a mini Leica for print film and a Yaschia T4 for slides. I am happy with the M, except I don't have a 35/1.4 ASPH anymore and have lost a bunch of money. Its hard when you lose faith. But stick in there you may get a winner yet. Dick Hemingway