[LRflex] Re: New Member
- From: "Gary Pinkerton" <gpinkcp@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:13:58 -0500
Welcome Chris
The SL/SL2 are a great choice for manual cameras.
And I second what Doug said; the the R8/R9 are a great compliment to the SL
series.
The size and weight of them are easy to get used to in short order, very
user friendly.
GaryP
>From: "Chris Birchenhall" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <LeicaReflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [LRflex] New Member
>Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:10:48 +0100
>
>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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