Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > I wonder if the people who complain about the size of a R8 have actually > compared them to the pro level cameras of the competion. A R8 with motor > is smaller and lighter than an EOS 1V with booster or a Nikon F5. > > Regards, > > Robert That may be true, Robert, but the EOS 1v with booster has a faster motor - and I believe the F5 does as well, but I could be wrong on that - and has far, far more features and versatility than an R8. Granted, there are some people who don't want the features - many of whom are on this list. But generally, while people now expect pro level autoeverything SLR's to be tanks, they don't expect that in what is, essentially, a manual camera with a motor. B. D. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html