Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]With the price of "demo" R8's being $1400 or less, I think Leica has finally hit the magic marketing sweet spot. The camera is admittedly awesome. At substantially less cost than a Nikon F5. They may not make too much money on the bodies, their sale of lenses will propel them back to financial stability. I am really happy that someone at Leica noticed this strategy. I am still put off purchasing by the cost of the ROM lenses.... $2000+ each. Now that I have gushed all over the strategy, I need to get an answer to this.... What happens to the R8 if I use non-Rom lenses? WHat features remain useable? What features do I lose? I am most concerned with metering, auto diaphragm operation and general "fit". Basically I am considering using 3 or 2 cam lenses with a R8. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net