Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/22

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Subject: [Leica] SL/SL2 versus Photomics, was: BEST WISHES AND TWO QUESTIONS
From: Lucien <lucien@ubi.edu>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 18:14:21 +0100

thibault collin wrote:

> I'm also an F/F2 fan as well as an M4 (but everybody is), and I am turning
> into a leicaflex fan.
> The main trouble with the F/F2 are the photomics. You seem to always specify
> that the F/F2 are great with standard prism. Of course, in this
> configuration, you don't have any TTL metering! The Photomics were great
> IMHO but they are getting obsolete...not reliable anymore and many people
> say that they're impossible to fix. The good point with SL/SL2 is that I got
> the same feeling as with the F/F2 (even better because of the finish) plus
> the spot TTL metering. Lens aside of course.
> What's your opinion about this?

Thib,

I have the DP-11 (F2 A - 1979) and DP-12 (F2 AS - 1980) (+ standard prisms) 
and they are still working like new.

Lucien