[Leica] Why R sales down...

[Andrew Nemeth <azn@nemeng.com>]

>Why would R sales be down so much, unless it 
>is competing with the M system?

As a reasonably new Leica convert, I personally didn't 
buy the R8 because of the lack of winder built in (2x 
the bulk of a Nikon F90x and no motor?...) and because
the separate winder uses very weird batteries (Lithium 
D123As) which deliver only a 15 roll capacity before 
having to load new cells.

Also, all the R8 exposure/ metering combos were meanlingless
to me as I always expose via manual and meter hand-held
using a Gossen Digital Sixtomat/F.

Just my 2¢...


Andrew Nemeth
VR Multimedia  Photo  Java
www.nemeng.com/vr


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