Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/09
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At 7:39 PM 2/9/97, Ian Stanley wrote:
> I am now considering the purchase of a new camera and am curious
>about the new R8. No good photo magazines are available here so I haven't
>read any test results of this new camera (not that I believe all that the
>magazines try to tell me). What are people hearing about this camera? How
>do R lenses compare with the M's? Thanks in advance.
>
I'm not knocking the R8... but here, in The States, NOBODY ever buys the
first model year of a General Motors automobile or truck... they wait until
GM works the "bugs" out, in the next model year.
Personally, I have observed that the same is true of Nikon Cameras. The
very first F3's, F4's, and... apparently... F5's all had/have problems that
were corrected in subsequent issues.
My advice is... wait 'til next year.
At this point in time, and technology... I would suggest that the lenses
are very sharp. Don't worry about it.
Greg.
Greg Mironchuk
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