Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R
From: "Logan Reinwood" <reinwood007@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 07:00:34 -0000

>From: Gwpics@aol.com
>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R
>Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 02:00:09 EDT
>
>All I would say is that I changed from an EOS1 system to an R8 and have 
>never
>regretted it. The quality of glass shows up the Canon lenses in many ways,

But/And Erwin states in his book that the Canon 300 2.8 USM L IS,
has the edge over the leica R 280/2.8 :-)/:-(

Logan,


>and the camera (with motor drive) is great to handle. I do not miss the
>autofocus but I would suggest that this depends on your type of photography
>and if I were a sports photographer then I may well need this feature.
>Exposure, and the ease of switching to spot etc. is very good with the 
>Leica,
>as are the rest of the ergonomics.
>
>Gerry
>
>Gerry Walden (UK)
>Corporate & Stock Photography
>Tel: (0)23 8046 3076
>Fax: (0)23 8034 8542

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