Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -----Original Message----- From: dannyg1 <dannyg1@IDT.NET> >While I agree that the R8 is an odd looking camera, the thing that makes it ugly isn't its >shape at all (which gives an aggressive feeling, like a Lamborghini Countach). It's that >chrome sparkly band under the top plate (that surrounds the camera), which imparts a >very un-Leica-like quality, much akin to a Cadillac with a fake sunroof and chrome >wheel trim rings. I don't mind the flat-top R8, I just wonder why it needed all of the bulk and curves when it doesn't house a lot of batteries or motors: The Cadillac Catera (Opel Senator?) doesn't look too bad, just a bit large :-) >I will agree entirely on the one point: The R4 was much easier to love as a 'pretty' >camera. World's full of pretty things which ultimately disappoint! Best are those things (and people?) which maybe seem a little odd at first, but which, over time, prove their correctness. Lend me an R8 and a half-dozen lenses for awhile, and I'll let you know what I think. Due to obvious safety concerns, equipment cannot be returned. Jeff