Just an FYI and kind of relevant to the thread....
My Campy 8 speed indexed downtube shifters and 8 speed RD work fine with an 8 speed Shimano (Sram) cassette.
Probably shouldn't work according to the difference in cog width and spacing. I was prepared to use a Shiftmate but forgot to use it and it just worked anyway.
Last edited by Camilo; 03-27-17 at 09:43 PM.