Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just saw an advertisement (Shutterbug?) where Leica USA is offering to lend an R8 to people to try. Pictures made with the R8 can then be entered into a contest conducted by Leica. Doesn't sound like things are going too well with the R8. Bud Pascal wrote: > Just a teasing thought: > > has it occurred to you that Leica might finally not bring out the > motor-drive (4 fps) for the R8? > The camera came to market in October 1996 and given the average > commercial lifespan of an SLR of about 4-5 years, we are now right in the > middle of it. > > Add to that the fact that I was "assured" that there is not going to be > that by now infamous R8 motor-drive in 1999 at all, and we might as well > conclude that the follow-on model to the R8 will have the motor-drive > built-in. IMHO, that would make perfect sense and be fully in line with > the awesome capabilities of the next-generation R camera. > I say no more... > ;-) > > Pascal > > -------------------------------------------------------- > Check out: http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ > ------------------------------------------------------- > Who else than Leica could make a camera like the R8 ? > With that unique design and above all: that ergonomics. > Nikon ? Canon ? Nobody but Leica ! > ------------------------------------------------------- > <<< PGP public key available on request >>>