Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The RE is a real sleeper. Most people don't know about it, and those that have them have babied them. The RE would be my best advice. I've had two of them, one I still have. Even though I have an R8, I still gravitate to my RE due to its light weight when just walking around. I even use mine with a winder, which when shooting vertical headshots is more convenient than the R8's winder. Slobodan Dimitrov - ---------- >From: BenMarks@aol.com >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] Time to Replace that R4S . . . >Date: Thu, Nov 13, 2003, 6:12 AM > > Well, the ol' R4S has been diagnosed with a bad mirror case escapement -- > supposedly the linkage between the R4s's meter and the chip which controls > the shutter speed on auto-exposure. And wouldn'cha know the cost to repair > is greater than the cost to replace (check out the astoundingly low prices > on the R4s at KEH.com, for example). > > So this begs the question: What to replace this camera with? I am looking > for R-family recommendations (please no discussion of digi-this-or-that). > Any recommendations or regrets amoung those shooting with R5, 6, 6.2, 7 or > RE? Any dogs in this group? I have to say, I use my R-series camera when > I want the exposure-automation features and have LOVED the results. Lenses > are 35-50-135. Incidentally, I think that R8 and 9 are too spendy for me, > even used, given the amount of use this camera gets compared to my Ms. > > I'm thinking that I won't replace with another R4-era camera unless someone > has a recommendation as to how to avoid electronics problems. All of my > "sudden death" camera problems with Leicas (as opposed to > idiot-photographer dropping one for ex.) have been electronics problems. > Dead meter - M6 after 10 years (second user), dying meter on R4s after 8 > years (second user) and "manual" - ISO setting malfunction on my new M7 > (still figuring out when I can part with it for repairs as the DX-reading > function seems to work fine). > > So, R-users, what's working for you and why? > > Thanks in advance, > > Ben Marks > benmarks-at-AOL.com > -- > 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