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Leica R8

 
Description: Leica's current SLR camera

Newest Review: ... that is useful, for example, in controlling fill-flash. * Pre-flash metering, which allows the R8 to be used as a flash ... more

 ... meter. The user can meter the illumination from any flashgun(s) in flash metering (F) mode, using the TTL selective (spot) metering of the camera to indicate the best lens aperture prior to taking the shot. This is handy for studio flash but is also an excellent way of achieving the right exposure of a subject with a very dark or distant background at night, such as someone standing with an open field behind him/her. * Fast flash synchronization speed of 1/250 second, a welcome improvement over previous R cam...more

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Premium Review Leica R8: Leica's only SLR in current production - and it's a ... (1370 words)
by - written on 24/07/02 (Very useful, 1694 readings)
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BACKGROUND To most people, the name of Leica means rangefinder cameras. However, Leica has been a long time manufacturer of single lens reflex (SLR) cameras, too, since it launched the original Leicaflex in 1966. This was superseded by the Leicaflex SL in 1968 and then the Leicaflex SL2 in 1974. The R series began with the launch of the R3, Leica’s first camera with an electronically timed shutter, in 1976. Successive R models were launched during the 1980s and 1990s, with increasingly sophisticated electronics, culminating in the Leica R8 in 1996. The R8 constituted a major advance for Leica in the SLR market. Previous R models had been ...  Read the complete review

 

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