For general use the Nikon F series is much, much better through versatility and hand holdability, though the SL may be better in other aspects such as image quality. Marvin. From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Laurence Segil Sent: 02 October 2009 06:54 To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: ...the pinnacle of mechanical SLR design?? The real pinnacle: The Rollei SL66! Larry On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Marvin <marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I don't know this camera. Marvin. From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jan Decher Sent: 02 October 2009 01:02 To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [rollei_list] Re: ...the pinnacle of mechanical SLR design?? Marvin: Curious. Why not the Nikon FM3A? It adds autoexposure while retaining fully mechanical shutter just like the Canon EF (which is one of my all time favorite SLRs). Jan On Oct 1, 2009, at 1:07 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote: From: "Marvin" <marvin0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Capa's Type Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 06:46:42 +0800 Peter I prefer Leica Ms over Nikons any day. The M was the pinnacle or RF design and the FM2 the pinnacle of mechanical SLR design. Marvin.