Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Opinions on the R8
From: "J. Gilbert Plantinga" <gilplant@hvc.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2001 09:32:46 -0500

I'll weigh in on this as an moderately long-time M-user. When I got my first
M6-TTL I really liked the larger shutter speed dial, but I found that since
it turned the opposite direction of previous Ms, I would get distracted when
switching bodies. No, 'distracted' isn't the right word, but I hope you get
my drift. I sold my 'classic' and now have three TTLs - one with each
finder.

People have been praising the R8's ergonomics, and I agree, it's great. I do
not have large hands.

But the very best thing about the R8 is that it works EXACTLY like my
M6-TTLs. The shutter dial is in the same place and rotates the same way, and
the meter display mimics the M6-TTL's arrows and dot - but with zones! I
love it.

I really don't like to think about the camera, and making the transition
from rangefinder to reflex as transparent as possible is the selling point
for me.

BTW, even the f4 varios (35-70, 80-200) which are my only R lenses so far
give a nice bright view in the finder, but I do wish I had some faster
glass.

Gilbert

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