Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, not disappointed. I just looked at it a little bit closer. It does however have better built quality than my Rollei. Slobodan Dimitrov Pascal wrote: > > On 21-09-2002 18:23 S Dimitrov wrote: > > > I wonder if the high speed flash sync can be upgraded into the R8 body. > > The fact that the bottom is polycarbonate, like my Rollei, means that > > I'll be holding on to my Tiger-Tank R8. > > Hi Slobodan, > > I don't want to disappoint you, but the bottomplate of the R8 is made of > strenghtened polycarbonate as well (apart from the tripod socket plate)... > To be more precise: glass reinforced plastic with stainless stell bottom > plate construction, using metal injection method. > > The real difference between the R8 and R9 housing seems to be that the > latter uses magnesium instead of die-cast zinc, copper and nickel plated, in > the top cover. > > The interior of both cameras is diecast aluminium (magnesium and silicon > alloy), with a connection to the tripod socket in the bottom plate. > > Pascal > NO ARCHIVE > > -- > --------- > Visit my Leica photo pages at http://www.leicapages.com > --------- > <<< PGP public key available upon request >>> > > -- > 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