Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 7/8/00 12:24 pm, Jay Coleman at jcoleman.interport@rcn.com wrote: > I understand that the blue display is actually middle production and that > the newest R8s have the yellow/green display. > > Jay Coleman > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of MC Lau > > The latest R8 has the LCD display in the viwfinder in blue, while the > earlier versions were in yellow. > MC Lau > > http://www.mir.com.my/mclau/ > I must have delivered a few hundred R8s by now so here are my findings: The early ones generally had a yellow/green LCD display in the viewfinder, but there were a few that had amber ones. Middle to latest ones generally have blue display, but there have been a few with yellow/green display. I now have customers looking out for those rare amber display R8s, claiming they are now 'collectible'! I also had a gentleman who returned his newly purchased R8 last month, as his camera turned out to have the early yellow/green display which he didn't like..... Joseph Yao