Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the R8 measures up nicely against the F3, a manual focus camera introduced in 1980. Leica was foolish to invest so much money in a manual focus camera, the R8 died in the market place, much like the M5. look at the Leica quarterly statements, R sales are in serious trouble. this is not to say it is not a fine, even a great camera. the problem is that it is a total sales dud. Stephen Will wrote: > Stephen Gandy writes: > ----- Original Message ----snipped- | yes, it is a fine > manual focus camera, but the body does not measure up > from the best from Nikon, Canon, Pentax, and Minolta. the > glass is another matter, wonderful, like the M. > > Nice statement of opinion without even a narative reason why > the opinion is held. > > Personally, I find David Almy's post much more reasonable > since I have seen his incredible work in commercial aviation > using a Leica R. > > Regards, Bill Larsen > a fellow Californian > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html