Re: [Leica] Pondering an R8

["SML" <inyoung@jps.net>]

Emanuel,

  Just switch over to the Leica R system without much thinking any more.  I
welcome you to the fantastic Leica R world!

Regards,
David Lee

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From: "Emanuel Lowi" <mano@proxyma.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 5:17 PM
Subject: [Leica] Pondering an R8


> Interesting to follow recent comments for and against the R8 vs. its
jazzier Japanese
> competition. Fact is, when I was considering buying a new SLR just a few
years ago, I
> considered the R8 seriously -- even though there was NO motor drive at the
time, and
> for some time afterwards. That accessory's notorious teething pains are
well-known --
> I won't review that sorry history. But it was no added incentive to buying
into the
> system.
>
> I was definitely attracted by the very sophisticated metering and flash
systems the
> Japanese marques offered. Their very quick load/rewind speeds were also
enticing.
> These are features many pros want because they make a difference.
>
> The dealer salesman I consulted (who is now part of Leica's Canadian
agency) actively
> steered me towards the N***on F5 and away from the R8: "It's nice, but
it's too big.
> The F5 is a machine made for photography."  I find the C**on EOS-1 the
most ergonomic
> of all, but the F5 allowed me to hang on to some of my favourite old
manual focus
> lenses, while resorting to AF on those few occasions when it is handy.
>
> I still think about switching to Leica's SLR system -- probably a couple
of SL
> bodies, though. Those lenses are something special, I know. But the R8
always seems
> like such an oddball critter, despite what I believe to be some of its
finer
> qualities. I suspect there are many here who agree.
>
> Emanuel Lowi
> Montreal
>
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