Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>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 2ยข... Andrew Nemeth VR Multimedia Photo Java www.nemeng.com/vr P.S. Could I suggest that contributors to the LUG list not block-quote *whole* letters in a thread? Rather, summarise or just quote a line or two. As it stands, about 30% of a typical LUG archive mailing consists of already posted material. :^(