RE: [Leica] LEICAFLEX SL & SL2

[Alex Hurst <corkflor@iol.ie>]

Eric/Patrick wrote:

>> I just don't understand why all the fuss over a 25 year old camera. :-)
>
>It's a sickness.  There was a time when I would say to my wife, "I want to
>buy a such-and-such, so I can more easily take the following sort of
>photograph."  And she would say, "Okay."  Recently I was forced to confront
>the fact that I did not buy an SL MOT because it would let me take a
>particular sort of photograph, but instead because I thought it was a really
>cool camera.  When (with some embarassment) I told this to my wife, she just
>laughed and said that she hadn't been keeping track of my kit; she would
>just listen while I justified my purchases while thinking that if these old
>cameras made me happy, they were cheap at the price.  Wonderful woman.
>
>But it doesn't answer the important question: why do I want more of these
>old cameras?  It's a sickness.  I'm trying to hold off as long as possible
>before getting an SL2.

Patrick - I think it's more an addiction than a sickness. They're just such
lovely pieces of classic machinery. I too have been looking for a
reasonably priced SL2 to keep my two SLs company, but thank God the prices
I've seen have been far too high to keep my bank manager happy.

Took the SLs to Mallorca in the Med. recently - wonderful mountain and sea
scenery in the north and fantastic light. The only problem is that with two
of them round your neck your knees start to buckle, especially if you have
the 180/2.8 on one of them. Fortunately I also took along a CL, which
weighs next to nothing with the 40mm lens and was therefore ideal for
mountain hikes.

Good hunting for your SL2. If you come across a second one at a good price,
let me know.

Slan

Alex



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