[LRflex] Re: leicareflex Digest V6 #26

Brandon
The one I would recomend staying away from is the Leicaflex Standard.While a 
very reliable piece of equiptment the meter is not ttl. My lens collection is 
everything from 28 -560 and it ran about 3,000 some of it off flea bay and the 
rest through list members. Presently shooting with a couple of SL's 


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Regards
YXAndy

--- On Tue, 1/27/09, Chris L <speleo_karst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Chris L <speleo_karst@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Re: leicareflex Digest V6 #26
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 3:21 PM












From: Brendan Sforcina <brendan1952@xxxxxxxxx>


I am looking at getting a Leicaflex, currently I am using Rangefinders (Leica 
M6, CL & Mamiya 7ii, plus various Bessa I & II folders) and was wondering what 
members would recommend as a reasonable first purchase? 
I am after reliability mainly, speed is not a real requirement and I am happy 
metering with my spot meter if I have to, the budget is not unlimited but I am 
happy to plan on putting a kit together over a few months with a target cost of 
about $2500. Is this realistic? And what would you suggest? 

The Leicaflex SL in my opinion has a slightly better focusing screen and may be 
better to hold, while the Leicaflex SL2 can mount practically all Leica R 
lenses (except ROM only models?). The SL's inability to mount several (mainly 
wide-angle) lenses keeps it from being my clear favorite.

As Dave mentioned, whether $2500 is a lot or a little depends on what you want.
Also, different lenses of the same focal length sometimes have quite different 
characters (for example, Summicrons vs. Elmarits), so it could be useful to 
know what kind of subjects you are interested in.
Finally, are you a 35mm fan or one of those unmentionable 50mm lovers?  ;-)

Chris

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