Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just can't surpass the Super-Angulon for medium and large format. Would love to be able to use one on the SL66 with the equally suberb Zeiss Macro-Planar. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 8:01 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Now MF, was where oh where is the DMR now Canon > On 7/1/05 3:15 PM, "Scott McLoughlin" <scott@adrenaline.com> typed: > >> Oh, is that the SL66? I've researched that one a bit and it looks >> like a really great camera. >> > > A real classic. > The 6000 series you don't want IMO. > But an SL66 is much different with the built in bellows and are much more > elegant. > Elegances as in the opposite of the amazingly high tech complexities which > never work of the 6000 series. These cameras reputedly just never work and > you cant get them fixed. Other than that, great. Not that I don't wish > that > they would with that option of using Schneider lenses. The 90 macro in > particular. And there is a 180 f2.8 for the super fashion photographer of > all time. > > Read this and weep > http://www.sl66.com/slx/PQ_lenses_datachart. > > Looks like threes a > Super-Angulon 3,5-22/ 40mm PQ > > With all respects to your cousin Elmarit, dog whatever: when it comes to > wide angle pie in the sky what I want perfection. Give me a super Angulon > any day. > > Theses people are not into the Sl66 but seem to be into the SX. > A camera which always fascinated me. > > I'm going to check it out right now. > > Oh here's the sl66 its hard to find on the site > http://www.sl66.com/welcome.htm > > But you'd figure with "sl66" in the URL they'd have the camera in there > some > where. > > Gee they are Gorgeous! > http://www.sl66.com/welcome.htm > And there is a lens list. > > I think I'll start an sl66 users group and only allow me to be the only > one > who doesn't have one in it. > > > > > > > > > Mark Rabiner > Photography > Portland Oregon > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >