geoff_r1 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I'm currently looking at upgrading my SLR, and am interested in a second hand R8 or R9. I know the R9 is around 100g lighter, but what are the other differences? Are they worth the substantialy higher price, or it this mainly due to it being the current model? It seems the earlier models of R8 had some reliability issues, is there a date these were remidied? Also, is there anywhere I can read up on Leicas various partnerships and countirs of manufacture over the years? Cheers,Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wai_leong_lee Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 100g is a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnguyen Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I have an R8 and been very happy with it. I never bother to upgrade to an R9 since very little difference between the two. I would get an R8 if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougfromtumwater Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 The made in Portugal R8s were the later models that had the electonic and film scratch bugs worked out. I have had one for a few years now and it runs fine. They are a very nice camera and the viewfinder is bright and sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff_r1 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 What was changed on the R9 to reduce the weight? Did any of the R9s ever have reliability issues? Is there a quality difference between Portuguese R8s and the German made models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danek_freeman1 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Anybody know what solutions are available for the scratching problem on the R8 (other than rewinding the film very slowly)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 All your questions are answered at Andrew Nemeth's Leica FAQ: http://leica.nemeng.com/020c.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_richardson Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I should say all of them other than the reliability and quality differences. I would say that I have not had a problem with the R9 and have not heard of many problems with them (the DMR is a different story). I would doubt that there is any difference in the quality of the Portuguese versus German models. They all went through the same quality control as far as I am aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant_nio_ferreira Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Yes, the R8 does scratch film, but OUTSIDE the image area (the plastic film rollers have too sharped edges) and some early cameras DID have issues: the meter went mad and the battery indicator was not reliable. Make sure you get a warranty. The R6 is a better bet and it is a much smaller camera. Avoid earlier R4 and R3s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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