Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M and R Future
From: "James Harrison" <leica@wf.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 1999 22:49:11 -0500

InfinityDT said:  How would it be any easier to shoot a rodeo with an R? You
mean because of
>longer lenses or zooms?  Point taken.  I shot a rodeo once with an F3 and
>MD-4, I wouldn't use it today, not with 5-sensor predictive AF and 8fps in
>the F5. For 4.5 fps (the speed of the huge add-on as-yet-still-a-rumor
motor
>drive for the R8) the F100 has it built in and weighs the same as the R8
>alone.  I think we should lock the Leica lens designers in a room with the
>Nikon body designers and don't let them out until they come out smiling.

Excellent idea!  However my R-7 with a long lense would still have beaten
the M-6.  I was in the ring with a bunch of really large and fast bulls, not
a pretty sight:  an overweight gray haired dude running to jump up on the
side rails with a swinging M-6!  cheers;;jh

 Jim Harrison
Wichita Falls TX
N 34.01.650
W98.29.990

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