Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Danny Gonzalez wrote: >While I agree that the R8 is an odd looking camera, >the thing that makes it ugly isn't its shape at all >(which gives an aggressive feeling, like a Lamborghini Countach). >It's that chrome sparkly band under the top plate >(that surrounds the camera), which imparts a very un-Leica-like >quality, much akin to a Cadillac with a fake sunroof and >chrome wheel trim rings. I don't know, I have a silver chrome R8. ;-) Lucien