Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Arturo, I second your thoughts on Leica AF. There are way too many people with sizeable investments in their R lenses to willingly replace them for an AF lens. I think Leica will go along the lines of the Contax AF. The supposed reason why the AX is so thick is the built in macro capability (extra 10mm of back travel) that the camera has. I would gladly live without this capability to get a slimmer camera. After the introduction of the R8, I asked why they didn't put focus confirmation in the camera. The response was that they could have, but it would have taken longer to reach the market. Would we rather wait another two years, or have a new camera now (1996).