[LRflex] Re: New Member

Good afternoon,

The R6-2 is a full mechanical body, so from the points of view of simplicity 
and reliability it can be compared to a M, with the added advantage of 
having a reflex viewfinder. The battery in it only serves to power the light 
meter cell, again as in a M5, M6 or M7.
The R6-2 is also one of the Leica bodies currently used by Sebastiao 
Salgado, that also may account for its market value ....who knows ?
All the best,
Etienne TOUSSAINT
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From: "Chris Birchenhall" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <LeicaReflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 12:10 PM
Subject: [LRflex] New Member


> Hello
>
> Here are a few words of introduction from a new member. No so long ago I
> revived my interest in photography. While this rekindling of interest was
> stimulated by digital cameras - now based on a D200 - I found myself
> scanning and reprinting my old photographs on my computer with 
> surprisingly
> pleasing results. I then started to accumulate film cameras at what I then
> considered bargain prices. Historically I was a Nikon man but I discarded 
> my
> F5 and bought a mint F3HP and a mint F100. Then I made the mistake of
> walking into a local Leica shop when he had a mint M6TTL and 50mm 'cron 
> ASPH
> - both chrome - I was hook in; I have the Leica bug real bad now. Two more
> bodies (IIIa and a black 0.68 M6TTL) and several lenses (3 being
> Voigtlanders) soon followed. A few weeks back that same shop had a nice
> clean SL2 for what I considered a good price. I snapped it up. I have 
> since
> obtained a 2.8/35mm Elmarit and a 2.8/60mm Macro-Elmarit; both are 3-cam. 
> I
> am still in the process of testing this kit but it is likely that the SL2
> will nudge out my F3HP. I clearly need to simplify my kit - though I will
> hate to sell any of my cameras. At the moment I am contemplating a Leica R
> body as that will give me more choices when hunting for lenses. Here I 
> face
> a puzzle: I do not understand the prices asked for R bodies. The R6.2 
> seems
> to command a premium and R8s can be bought for relatively low prices. Is 
> the
> R6.2 a superior camera in use to the R8 - or the R7 for that matter - or 
> has
> this model become a focus for collectors? Are their R8 "lemons" out there
> spoiling that market? If so how do I spot them? The R8 seems a natural
> companion to the SL2 in that it opens up the option of R and ROM lenses 
> and
> maybe, just maybe, a DMR! By the way, I loved David Young's "Rose with
> Emily" picture; the rendition of the child's skin is wonderful. My guess
> these questions have been well played out in the past so forgive a newbie
> raising them again.
>
> Chris Birchenhall
> Manchester, UK
>
>
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