Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> "To the R8 detractors out there. Did you know the R8 has out sold > every other Leica reflex camera? " comment : True. There are more R8 cars (made by the french company Renault) than Leica reflex cameras. ;-) "If you don't like the size and feel of the > R8, well there is the R6.2." comment : "R8 : love it or leave it". " FYI, Leica has looked very hard at Auto-Focus. > They found an AF Leica R would sell for about $4,000.--. Too expenvise. Not > to mention the lenses. A large part of the cost is in royalities for using > the auto focus patents. They are aware of our desire for an AF reflex. At > this point in time, it is not practical." > comment : Mr Cohn, take a Minolta dynax 9 and see the R3 case.The R3 was a great commercial success. Why ?