Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mxsmanic wrote: >>> Leica SLRs are so large that they would probably attract the same attention as > other SLRs.<<<<<< Naw strip them down without motor and winder and its a very nice package in hand, certainly the earlier R models and quite as obvious as the Canons and Nikons. The R8 would be a tad intimidating alright as it is larger than the R4 etc. >>>>>> True, but I only have experience with the rangefinder. I haven't heard much > good about the SLRs except for the glass, and in any case I already have Nikon > SLRs.<<<<< Well now son tell me and the crew exactly what you heard and what seemed to be the problem? >>>I haven't heard much good about the SLRs <<<<, Hell some of us have used them for many years creating a our daily bread and not had any problems. In my case, a bit of a glitch with an early R4, but apart from that and including the R8s I own and work hard today, I've not had any problems from R cameras on any location around the world where I've shot my assignments, they just keep humming along like the Eveready battery bunny! ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant