Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with Rolfe. Best viewfinder I've seen. Also has +3 through -3 built in diopter adjustment and a great motor drive. Regards, Greg Rolfe Tessem wrote: > > > --On Saturday, July 27, 2002 11:17 PM -0700 Ted Bayer > <tedbayer@harbornet.com> wrote: > >> >> I currently have an M3 and like it very much. >> >> Today I decided I might also look into an SLR camera. Not having a >> Leica dealer close by so I could look at an R8, which would be my >> choice, I looked at some Nikon and Canon cameras -- and was totally >> disappointed in the viewfinders. >> >> I am very nearsighted. These viewfinders could be corrected so I could >> see through them clearly with my glasses on, but I found them very hard >> to use -- hard to focus, and things look very small compared to the M3 >> viewfinder. >> >> I am wondering if some of you could tell me if this might also be true >> of the R8 - is it's viewfinder somewhat the same as the ones mentioned >> above. If so, I think I would be disappointed in it as well. >> >> I would appreciate your comments. > > > In my opinion, the R8 has the best viewfinder of any SLR currently on > the market. > > The brightness and clarity are actually somewhat startling the first > time you try one. But whether that translates into best for you is > hard to say -- you really need to find one and try it for yourself. > > FWIW, I found myself in the market for a new SLR last year and thought > I would probably wind up with a Nikon F100. Tried it, hated it. I > hadn't really considered the R8 but when I tried it, it was everything > I wanted -- and then some. > > -- > Rolfe Tessem > rolfe@ldp.com > Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. > -- > 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