Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Hudson wrote: <<<<< Maybe they were better made in the olden days! What I hear is that perhaps the R8 should be avoided.>>>>> Hi John, Not on your life, the R8 is a very fine camera and the best R out of the stable, bar the comments on the LUG, it's an excellent slr. One must keep a perspective on the world numbers of R8 owners compared to LUG owners, as the communication medium we work with can be deceiving in giving an over blown perspective of situations. The negative appearance on the LUG sometimes gives a perspective that the R8 is going to hell in a handbasket, but in reality that isn't the case at all. Sure there are folks who have had problems, absolutely maddening at times. However, it's approximately 700 LUG owners which about 1/4 are R8 owners, if the number is that high. If one believed that the LUG was indicative of an over all world situation Leica might as well close the shop!:) It's the medium of communication that makes it look worse than it is. ted Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant