Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And that also answers the question of 'why Leica SLRs exist,' and it's because there are boatloads of R lenses out there waiting for a body! Kit -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Herr Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 4:23 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] So folks laugh at a 35 digi back? George Lottermoser <george@imagist.com> wrote: > So why were some laughing at Leica's R digital back? What's the joke? Oh yeah no > autofocus, autododad, autoeverything, that's right. Just a blazingly bright > focusing screen and some really fine glass to hang in front of it. HA- ha -ha. George has pointed out the thing that distinguishes the R8/R9+digital back from the N/C offerings - and what makes it worthwhile even if you don't already have a raft of R lenses. Minimal dodads, a viewfinder that encourages composition, and nearly every R lens made from 1965 to the present will work perfectly, or can be updated to work perfectly with it. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information