Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wasn't the R8 supposed to have enough space to incorporate a built in motor? Javier Stephen Gandy wrote: > > well Mark, > > we all have our favorite cameras, and that is fine. > > but the public seems to disagree with your view of the R8, otherwise it would > be selling better. > > since you like it so much, have you bought one ? > > At PMA, IF Leica had any R display at all, I didn't see it. I was all M and > Digilux. > > Stephen > > Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > Stephen Gandy wrote: > > > > > > the R8 is unfortunately a sales disaster for Leica. > > > > > > If you buy one, buy used and save the bucks. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > Right!? the body does not measure up from the best from Nikon, Canon, > > Pentax, and Minolta. > > Which Nikon, Canon, Pentax, and Minolta body am i going to buy before i > > buy an R8? > > None. > > > > I think its design is sublime. And certainly Leica can out make a body > > from Nikon, Canon, Pentax, and Minolta. > > And does so with the R8. And innovative and amazing camera. > > Leica took a chance and stuck their necks out and the market chopped it > > right off. > > > > When you get bigger in size the public is not going to go for it in droves. > > That was their big problem. > > Early problems in QC did the trick just as much. > > They need to retain this body for connoisseurs and professionals and > > make a second back up smaller body to replace the recently discontinued > > R6.2 for the masses. With a built in micromotor advance. A Leica Aria. > > (Not swan song) > > > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon USA > > http://www.markrabiner.com > > -- > > 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 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html