Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/24

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Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: R8 and lenses - Sob!!
From: "Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 12:18:42 -0500

CALL THE GRAND INQUISITOR! HERESY HERESY!
:)
- -----Original Message-----
From: thibault collin <tc-lnc@u-picardie.fr>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Wednesday, December 24, 1997 7:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: R8 and lenses - Sob!!

>At 16:14 23/12/1997 CST, you wrote:
>I have owned all Nikon F's except the F5 and the N50 and N90s
>
>Why don't you buy a modern autofocus camera or stuff like that??
>
> Three main reasons, none of which have to do with the quality of the
>equipment:
>
>> (a)  Weight.  the modern AF cams are not heavy at all!
>>
>> (b) Eyesight.  Gees, they're autofocus and can fit any eyesight
correctors...
>>
>> (c) Film.  What's the trouble, any AF cam in the world (even the
>cheapest...) have a better metering system than the M6...
>Lenses are not that bad either...You could even buy a zoom......
>Even a Canon....oh my god!!!
>Thib.
>