Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/08

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Subject: RE: [Leica] We're nuts
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 19:44:34 -0500

Hey, Aram, I never told anyone to get an R8, and never would. I firmly
believe that while Leica is the world's rangefinder king, and certainly
makes some wonderful lenses, it has always been behind the curve on reflex
bodies - a real afterthought for the company - and while it makes some great
glass for its reflexes, the glass is makes isn't enough better, and the
glass it fails to make it so obvious, that nothing outweighs the
shortcomings of the reflex bodies.

But I know there are people on the list who violently disagree with me.

B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Aram
Langhans
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 7:20 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] We're nuts


Hey, wait a minute here.  After all you guys convinced me to get an R8 now
you tell me I need an F5?  Aargh. I just can't win.

Aram


> Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 15:13:25 -0500
> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] We're nuts
> Message-ID: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOIEBDCCAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> References:
>
> Oh, it sure does - that autofocus, matrix high speed flash sync, and all
> those other up-to-date features on the R8 just set all the F5s and EOS 1vs
> to trembling....as does that 300 2.8 - Cause God knows Nikon and Canon
don't
> have really excellent telephoto optics. That's why all the top PJs shoot
> with R8s. ;-)
>
> B. D.
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark
> Kronquist
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 3:04 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] We're nuts
>
>
> But an R8 with Motor and a 300 f2.8 makes even an F5 cringe...
>


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