Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i got an R4 as an SL2 backup. (i captured the pair for posterity for wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:R4-sl2-600.jpg i like the R4 quite a lot. i think the price reflects not so much a dearth of functionality of even usability but the steep risk premium of being particularly hard/expensive to repair if they go bad. they say in the bond business: "there are no bad bonds, just bad prices," and $200 is a good price. -rei On Mar28 16:43, Philippe Amard wrote: > John, > > the R4 has produced wonderful pictures ans still wil, depending of > course on many other factors - if price is an issue then go for an R4, > you'll enjoy a convenient and efficient program mode but no TTL flash. > > Phil...x > > J. Newell wrote: > > >I've been thinking about buying a second reflex body as a backup for my > >(knock on wood) trusty R6. I've found an R4 that looks like a good > >candidate at $200. It has some cosmetic issues but overall is not bad. > >The serial number is over the 1,6xx,xxx level that seems to be the > >cut-off > >for early electronic problems. The only real functional gripe I've got > >is > >that not having the shutter speeds back-illuminated seems like a > >handicap, > >especially in lower light or against dark backgrounds. Then again, this > >would just be a backup body, and an RE or R5 is going to be a lot more > >expensive, I think. > >The question is: is $200 such a good price, considering the intended > >purpose, that I should live with the R4's ergonomic limitations (compared > >to an RE, R5 or even an R4s-P, all of which seem to be a good bit more > >expensive)? There is no right answer, but if anyone has opinions I'm > >interested in hearing thoughts. > >Thanks - John Newell > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey