[Leica] S2 test

[rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)]

There is a repair facility in Colorado and Harry Fleenor in Manhattan Beach 
is a factory trained tech.
I've not had any problems....
The E series are certainly unrepairable as far as I know. Electronics are 
historic and extinct.
 Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.raflexions.com




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From: slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov at charter.net>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 8:09:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 test

After the SL66 was declared obsolete by Rollei, it's nearly impossible to 
have have it worked on.
S.d.


On Nov 13, 2009, at 8:05 PM, Bob Adler wrote:

> Look at the Rollei SL66. Cheap. Same exact optics as Hassy, but no leaf 
> shutter (read: light).
> I carry an SL, 50, 80, 150, 2x, prism finder, pentax spot meter, extra 
> back, film, cable release and filters all in a mini trekker. Maybe 12-15 
> pounds total.
> 
> And sharp as a tac! Has built in tilt as well as built in bellows 
> extension. I just bought a second body for backup for $900 and they will 
> CLA it for me.
> 
> You can get an SL, 80 and back for $1,200/$1,300. Add on lenses as wanted. 
> Only get HFT lenses; most recent/same as T*.
> And did I say it was about 1/3 the weight of a 501??
> 
> Trust me.....
> Bob Adler
> Palo Alto, CA
> http://www.raflexions.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Richard Man <richard.lists at gmail.com>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Fri, November 13, 2009 7:22:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] S2 test
> 
> I was hoping to sneak in under your radar :-)
> 
> Actually, I am WAFFLING on the following choices:
> - Rollei 6003 with 80/2.8, WLF, one back - ~$1100
> - Rollei 6008 with the same as above - $2000 :-(
> - 501CM with back , 80 lens - $1500
> 
> And then I start to worry about the weight again and wondering about a
> RF645 >.<
> 
> <-- but that's less likley just because it doesn't offer much over the
> Mamiya 7II except for size and weight?
> 
> Either the Rollei or Hassy get me to the more portrait range, if I
> were to go that route, which is the advantage over the RF.
> 
> The 6008 is a bit out of the price range..
> 
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
>>> I am looking to buy (cheap). What do you have? I am about to pull
>>> trigger on a 6003 / 80mm combo...
>>> 
> 
>>> 
>> Wow Richard! you forgot to mention the Rollei 6003 when you were talking
>> about getting into Hasselblad! The Rollei 6008 Integral is a dream camera
>> most photographers never even get a chance to lay their hands on.
>> 
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> 
> 
> 
> --// richard m: richard @imagecraft.com
> // w: http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/Portfolio09/ blog:
> http://rfman.wordpress.com
> // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963
> 
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