[LRflex] Re: R8 film scratching... what!

  • From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@xxxxxx>
  • To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:25:19 +0200

If you are intending to use flash quite a bit, the R5, RE and R7 are a 
good choice too.
R3 and R3 Mot Electronics can be a bit quirky, though I have a 3 Mot 
that still works perfectly (so far), a very nice user camera indeed, but 
not quite as light and compact as the R4 to R7 bodies.

Cheers
Douglas

On 14.04.2010 14:15, Doug Herr wrote:
> Reg wrote:
>
>    
>> I am considering an R3 or R4 as second body,  is around US$300 a fair price
>> for one in Exc++ condition?   Or Leicaflex SL (tatty cosmetics) for a little
>> more?
>>      
> I'm biased, the Leicaflex SL is my all-time favorite SLR - however it 
> requires 3-cam lenses and several of the more recent lenses cannot be 
> retrofitted to fit the SL, among these is the 35-70mm f/4, so from a systems 
> point of view the R3 or R4 would be a better choice.  Early production of 
> both of these bodies was troublesome, so I'd get one that has seen some use, 
> not a "new, old stock" sample.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
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