Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/01

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Subject: Re: R8 CD-ROM
From: cyberdog@ibm.net
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 1997 16:19:55 +0200

At 00:13 -0800 28-05-1997, Chris Hoover wrote:
>Anyone receive the R8 CD-ROM advertised on the Leica web site? It's
>probably not like owning one, but now the rest of us can "get the
>sensation"!
>
>cdh

You can order the R8 CD-ROM at Leica in Solms for 10 DEM, or alternatively
order it thru the national Leica distributing office.
I got mine for free from my camera shop (they got a batch of them for free
from the importer, or they must have considered it to be a wise investment
to offer them to prospective buyers!).

Anyway, the CD-ROM is quite nice; it gives a complete overview of all major
functions of the R8. The disc is in English and German and plays on
Macintosh or Wintel PC. There is one mistake, though: when you are viewing
the vario-lenses (zooms), two lens displays are mixed up (the picture does
not correspond to the text). This happens both in English and German. Try
it!

A second CD-ROM is on its way: according to well-informed sources this
CD-ROM will focus on the Leica company itself, with a complete product
overview. That will surely be a well sought-after collector's item!

Pascal
Belgium

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