[LRFlex] Re: R4s

Jim:

there's no way I shall get rid of the Pentax K1000, it's such a robust camera, 
I'm very fond of it.  

Which R-series Leica rates the best to date?  Is it the R8 you mentioned?  

At the local photo fair on Sunday, I saw the R9 - why is this camera so large, 
can anyone tell me?

Will have to research stats on SL2, it is a camera that sounds very interesting.

Greetings from
Duchan
Darmstadt, Germany





-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hemenway [mailto:Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 8:25 AM
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LRFlex] Re: FW: R4s


Duchan:

For the most part it's the glass, although a very few of the R glass 
isn't that good.  For example the Leica R fisheye which I own, (made by 
Minolta) doesn't quite compare to my Pentax fisheye.  So out comes the 
Spotmatic from time to time.  Don't discard your K1000!

To me the R8 body is a joy to use, and I now prefer it to any of the 
other 35mm SLRs that I own.  I also have an SL but find that I hardly 
ever use it.  It's just my preference... I know that others prefer the 
SL over other Leica R cameras.

Can't help you with the in-between models, I went directly from the SL 
to the R8.

Regards,

Jim Hemenway



> I'm interested in purchasing a Leica SLR, had a look at a R4s model, am 
> wondering how Leica SLRs compare to a non-Leica SLR.  Is it altogether 
> an issue of lenses?  (I am now using a Pentax K1000).  Would definitely 
> appreciate feedback pertaining to your experience with R4s.  By the way, 
> why is there an "s" attached to the 4?
> 
> Thanks,
> Duchan
> Darmstadt, Germany
> 
> 
> 

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