Re: [Leica] Some R questions....

[Jeffcoat Photography <jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net>]

Not sure on the strobe, but the adapters are not interchangeable. The R-7 is nice
but the R-8 is much better. You can use the three different metering patterns
with all of the different modes the camera will work in, this is not true with
the R-7. The glass you mention is all good but you'll want to go with the 80-200
F4/ a much better lens. If you can do the 70-180 2.8 apo, then you'll have the
very best of any that anyone is making. I prefer the 90 f2, not for the speed but
for the fact that the color and sharpness are the best of the two offerings.

InfinityDT@aol.com wrote:

> Ok R fans, I'm putting together a small R kit to replace my manual-focus
> Nikons and I need to be brought up to speed on a couple things:
>
> 1. Anybody used *both* the 70-210 f4 and 80-200 f4 (latest) lenses?  The MTF
> results on Photodo give a huge edge to the 80-200.  The 70-210 is about 1/2
> the price and 3/4 the weight (both important to me), and I have Boyd Norton's
> book wherein about 75% of the shots seem to have been taken with the 70-210
> (of course it was before the 80-200 came out).  Views?
>
> 2. My lens choices (again, based on weight mostly, and then price, plus of
> course the assumption that *all* Leica lenses are great!) are 28 (previous
> version), 35 f2.8, 50 f2, 90 f2.8 and 180 f4.  (I don't care about fast
> lenses, not for my style of shooting).  Anybody know anything really
> interesting good or bad about any of these?
>
> 3. Body choice so far is leaning heavily to the R7.  The R8 has a lot of nice
> features but again it's about 33% heavier and 50% more money (second hand)
> and I'm a bit suspicious of a used R8 this soon after its intro...probably
> would be one of the 1st of production.  I can live happily without the
> multi-pattern metering and 1/250 sync.  Any really compelling reasons why
> *not* to get the R7 from experience?
>
> 4. Is the TTL flash module (SCA adaptor) for the R7 the same as the R8? If
> not, will the R8 adaptor work backward-compatible on an R7? (I want to get
> whichever would let me upgrade to an R8 later without buying a new flash
> adaptor).
>
> 5. Are there any other makes besides Metz who make a TTL for the R7/R8?
>
> Thanks for everyone's input!
>
> DT