Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Monday, Monday, November 30, 1998, Nigel B Watson wrote: > Except of course the F4 did have AF which > works fairly well with stationary subjects; and of course it had a 4fps > winder built-in plus a 5.7fps drive booster available from the get-go. > Oh, and a 100% viewfinder with interchangeable prisms, a 250-exposure > back, etc. It did not have a built-in flash meter, though...a *nice* > feature and most *uncharacteristically* revolutionary for Leica Nigel, The F4 also had QC problems in the early models, just like the R8. I sent my F4 in 3 times in the first 18 months and the other photogs I worked with who bought theirs before me sent theirs in a lot more than that. Best regards, Harrison McClary http://people.delphi.com/hmphoto preview my book: http://www.volmania.com