Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 5/12/02 7:05 AM, Charles Walden at charlie@highhill.com wrote: > thanks - I'm still leaning towards the SL although the right one has not > materialized yet > > do you happen to know if the SL has a hot shoe for flash? > > charlie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 6:45 AM > Subject: Re: charlie's leicaflex lust (was: Re: [Leica] Re: Notta L, D, IC) > > >> Charlie, >> >>> I couldn't find any particularly compelling reason to spend the extra > money >>> for the SL2 vs. the SL. It seems like the main difference is a more >>> sensitive meter. Is that correct? Is the sensivity an issue when > saying >>> shooting at EI 260, 1/8th sec, f2 (I usually don't go too much outside > that >>> range...) >> >> I have an SL and have in the past also had an SL2 (which I sold at a >> collector-type price). The SL is plenty sensitive enough for what you > describe, >> and the short answer to your question is that there is no real compelling > reason >> to spend the extra money on an SL2. >> >>> I'm thinking about the 60mm macro lens as a first lens. I can do > closeups >>> and still have a lens that I can carry around and shoot with. >> >> I use this lens as my normal lens on the SL. It is an excellent general > purpose >> lens, the only disadvantage is the max. aperture of only 2.8, but with the > SL's >> extremely bright screen this is not much of an issue. It gets you to 1:2 >> magnification, and 1:1 with the appropriate macro adapter. >> >> Nathan >> >> -- >> Nathan Wajsman >> Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland >> >> e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch >> mobile: +41 78 732 1430 >> >> Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm >> General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html sl shoe in cold - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html