Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I changed from an EOS1 to the R8 about a year ago and have never regretted it. I use it with the motor drive which makes it a very well balanced camera and no heavier than most pro equipment. I use a variety of lenses and find the metering system virtually fool proof (and there are times when I have been a fool) to the extent that I have set the wrong mode and the camera has known better than me. At other times I have used manual and the camera has been fine. It does take a little getting used to in some modes (e.g. shutter priority) when it may override you if you have set too low a shutter speed or vice versa for the lens/light combination). Although the lenses do tend to look expensive they are no dearer generally than the equivalent Canon 'L' series and are so sharp that you could cut yourself on them. And you do know that they are going to last you the rest of your life with no compatibility problems. My 100mm macro I know is long in the tooth but the optics are great and it works just fine. Gerry