Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 8/20/01 9:33 AM, Lee, Jonathan at Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca wrote: > LUGers, > > My wife is expressing a budding interest in photography (bless her for > that!). She doesn't like my M6 and also wants to do some macro/flower > stuff. Now, that I've dumped all my Nikon stuff, I've no SLR for her. I've > noticed that the R4 is very cheap relative to the other Leica SLRs. I've > searched the archives but couldn't find a thread on R4 durability. Could > any ex or current R4 users comment on an R4 for a beginner photographer? > > thanks > > Jonathan Lee I own (and have owned) many Leicas - one being an R4-sP. It's a great camera. For automation it has an aperture priority mode and it also features a manual mode as well. The light meter works in two modes - one a large field "averaging" and two a very tight spot metering mode. The r4-sP is super reliable and a great bargain. Buy one from a reliable source and your wife will almost surely love it. Leica has some great macro lenses as well as some fine combinations of lenses that will produce macros- like a 50mm summicron with an Elpro. My two cents worth. Patrick Markham