Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Thoughts on R8s
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 21:35:40 -0700
References: <002801c11fba$eff6edc0$6501a8c0@ne.mediaone.net>

tlianza wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I recently bought a Leica winder for my M6.  It was one of the units
> designed for the M4-2.  It works well enough, but it is so loud that it
> defeats the purpose for having the M in the first place.  I bought one of
> Tom A's rapid winder and as soon as I get it, the power winder goes back on
> to ebay.
> 
> As far as the R8 goes, I'm sure that it is a wonderful camera, but you may
> want to check out the new Nikon FM3a.  Nikon has realized that there are
> those that don't want that confusing array of options and the FM3a is a
> manual focus, simple metering machine.   I have an F100 and an N80.  I don't
> use a fraction of the features, but I have found the predictive autofocus
> (on the F100) and the AFS lenses really do change what you can do in sports
> photography. ><Snip> 

I should be obvious that this is a list which consists of people who HAVE
checked out most and many of the Nikons and have gone with Leica instead. Had
YOU ever shot with a Leica R8? It does not sound like you have bothered. Perhaps
you should give it a shot?! It is a stupendous camera! If you're so happy about
your Nikons perhaps you should tell the Nikon list all about it I'm sure they'd
be interested. Here i just comes across as some kind of a weird naïve troll.

Mark Rabiner

Portland, Oregon
USA

http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/

In reply to: Message from "tlianza" <tlianza@mediaone.net> (Re: [Leica] Thoughts on R8s)