[Leica] Am I being stupid? (R content)

[douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)]

The thing to do is pick up and handle each of the 
suggested R cameras when you get the chance and see 
which one fits best to your eye and hands..

I have SL, SL2, and R3 to R7 cameras that are all just 
right for my quite large hands and left-eyed viewing, 
but I couldn't get friendly at all with the R8/R9, 
although many say it's the ultimate in ergonomics.

My personal favourites are the R5 and R7 (and the 
SL2Mot - but only because it's big, chunky, angular and 
mean looking with that colossal motor attached - and 
makes wonderful noises in continuous mode:-) ).

The R5 has the added benefit that it runs on the 
winder/motor batteries when the metering batteries 
fail, while the R7 doesn't. The R7 has a separate 
mirror lock-up facility (useful for macro) and is 
better equipped for flash photography.

Cheers
Douglas

On 05.11.2010 22:22, Tim Gray wrote:
> On Nov 05, 2010 at 03:38 PM -0500, George Lottermoser 
> wrote:
>> Most certainly not stupid if you intend to shoot 
>> film for the foreseeable future.
>
> That's where it might fall into the stupid category :)
>
> I started on digital and regressed back to film.  
> I'll be shooting it while I still can.
>
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