Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Emanual, I will be in your beautiful city in early July with my R8 and a lens or two at a minimum. If your around at that time and you would like to borrow it to put a roll or two through let me know. Regards, Greg Emanuel Lowi wrote: >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