Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the offer. :-) What I really want is a totally manual one (I didn't much like the shutter speed priority of the S3) but with a light meter. I've gotten to the point that I shoot a f/2.8 or wider open. For me, the functionality of the R3a is about as close as I can get to perfection with size/weight and functionality. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Langer Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 2:07 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Yasuhara Reccieved Quick Review--why buy one? Probably the reason why there aren't fixed lens RFs about the size of a Leica CL is that the market is awash with excellent ones used. Why plunk down big bucks for a new one, when you can get a Minolta 7SII or 9, a Konica Auto S3 or S2, a Canon G17QL, etc, etc. for a relative bargain? In the same way that a large used market for M Leicas cuts into the sales base for new M Leicas, so too do these cut into the sales base for the rangefinder of your dreams. Mark On 6/24/05, Jeffery Smith <jls@runbox.com> wrote: > I think that the void existing in the RF area now is the small, light, > fixed-lens RF rather than the large, heavy, substantial RF. I > generally avoid carrying a larger camera. Right now, the camera that > fits that description most closely would be the Bessa R with the > 35/2.5 pancake on it. A fixed lens RF more along the size of the Leica > CL would be nice. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information