Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Emanuel, Just switch over to the Leica R system without much thinking any more. I welcome you to the fantastic Leica R world! Regards, David Lee - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Emanuel Lowi" <mano@proxyma.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 5:17 PM Subject: [Leica] Pondering an R8 > Interesting to follow recent comments for and against the R8 vs. its jazzier Japanese > competition. Fact is, when I was considering buying a new SLR just a few years ago, I > considered the R8 seriously -- even though there was NO motor drive at the time, and > for some time afterwards. That accessory's notorious teething pains are well-known -- > I won't review that sorry history. But it was no added incentive to buying into the > system. > > I was definitely attracted by the very sophisticated metering and flash systems the > Japanese marques offered. Their very quick load/rewind speeds were also enticing. > These are features many pros want because they make a difference. > > The dealer salesman I consulted (who is now part of Leica's Canadian agency) actively > steered me towards the N***on F5 and away from the R8: "It's nice, but it's too big. > The F5 is a machine made for photography." I find the C**on EOS-1 the most ergonomic > of all, but the F5 allowed me to hang on to some of my favourite old manual focus > lenses, while resorting to AF on those few occasions when it is handy. > > I still think about switching to Leica's SLR system -- probably a couple of SL > bodies, though. Those lenses are something special, I know. But the R8 always seems > like such an oddball critter, despite what I believe to be some of its finer > qualities. I suspect there are many here who agree. > > Emanuel Lowi > Montreal > > -- > 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