Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 22:59 -0400 01-07-1997, Paul Collura wrote: >Are any LUGnuts impressed by the current ad for the R8(the one in half >shadow or silhouette)? I for one think it portrays the camera in poor >light and makes it look hideous rather than a professional photographic >tool. I clearly prefer the Nikon presentation of their new camera the >F5. The advertisements in the French photo magazines is completely different. There you can see the R8 in all its splendour, with a Summilux-R 80 mm f/1.4 mounted on it (Chasseur d'Images, R=E9ponses Photo). The ad also gives details of the main characteristics of the camera. BTW, there is also a similar ad for the M6. The German ad, of which the American one is a translation, seems a bit too philosophical to me, too. Have you already seen the UK ad for the R8? This seems odd to me: it says "Smiling all the way from the bank. Sold." "The time is right to get yourself a Leica." (Practical Photography, June 1997). Is this a hint to the fact that the R8 is expensive or what? There was a very good ad for the M6 in French magazines at the beginning of the year: it showed a dog with big ears and said "inutile de dresser l'oreille, un Leica M6 ne fait pas de bruit" (unnecessary to put up your ears, a Leica M6 does not produce any sound), together with an explanation of the main philosophy of the camera. Pascal Belgium - ------------------------------------------ This message was created and sent on a Macintosh PowerBook - ------------------------------------------