Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The metering accuracy is one of the R8's strongest point, IMO. Even the studio flash metering function is on the money for accuracy. Another plus is the viewfinder. I've gotten so spoiled by its quality that I'm now having a difficult time focusing an earlier R. Roy On 7 Aug 2001, at 9:41, Adam Bridge wrote: > I'm seriously looking at purchasing an R8. I've been shooting with my Canon > D30 but I need film and I am not thrilled with the feature set of the > Japanese cameras which are almost overwhelming. The R8 looks like the > feature set I use - a few metering modes and MANUAL that's easy to get to > with controls that work like my M6. [snip] > Anyway - if you're an R8 user and would share some thoughts I'd appreciate > it. I'm a big guy, the heft of the camera with motor drive isn't an issue.