Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]is it any different than R8, Pascal? _____________________________________ Thanks, Mehrdad [-----Original Message----- [From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Pascal [Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 1:52 PM [To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [Subject: RE: [Leica] Thoughts on R8s [ [ [I have never personally used the Contax manual SLR series, but its main [problem seems, to me, that its future is quite unclear since Contax has [clearly indicated that all future SLR developments will go towards its new [N1 and forthcoming D1 systems. A manual Contax SLR system will undoubtedly [be a very fine and capable system, but a new buyer should be aware of the [fact that he/she is essentially buying into a "frozen" system. Sad [but true. [ [Pascal [NO ARCHIVE [ [----------- [See my Leica pages at http://www.leicapages.com [---------- [<<< PGP public key available on request >>> [ [> -----Original Message----- [> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of George Day [> Sent: donderdag 9 augustus 2001 7:51 [> [> One wee thoughts about R8's: if you're after a high-end manual [> focus system, [> you owe it to yourself at least to check out a venerable Contax RTS III. [> The III is, without a doubt, one of the best 35mm pro bodies ever built, [> especially for studio work. Personally -- just personally, please don't [> flame me here -- while I like the *look* of the R8, I prefer the III's [> controls by quite a bit and the viewfinder by far. The camera is [> built like [> a tank, the motor drive makes the R8's look silly, the size is quite [> reasonable and...perhaps best of all...the Zeiss lenses are [really as good [> as it gets for 35mm and often at a fraction of the cost of Leica glass [> (although still pricey). [ [