Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kieth...I am in agreement with that philosophy and use an original Leicaflex quite a bit. The real disadvantage is the meter does not meter through the lens so you have to be a bit more careful in unusual exposure situations...filters for example. The Leicaflex SL meters through the lens and can be found I think very reasonably. The SL 2 is the expensive one. At 7:48 AM 2/4/97, KEITH R. STETSON wrote: >As a recent subscriber, I was glad to see a brief flurry of >messages regarding Leica R cameras. At the risk of starting >a series of responses pointing out my folly, it seems to me >that one of the least inexpensive ways to experience Leitz >optics is to get an original Leicaflex with a 50/2 Summicron-R >lens. This appeals because the camera was made in Germany, >and the one-cam lenses are considerably cheaper than the >later varieties of lenses for the R cameras. Comments? > >Keith Stetson Chapel Hill, NC Although love may fail, courtesy should prevail.