[Leica] Would you buy a Leicaflex SL2 these days?

[vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko)]

Marty, I shoot with an R6.2

But I thought I would try an R7 for its auto mode, and R5 because it was 
dirt cheap.
I sold both very quickly because of the shutter stroke and lag.
I was very very surprised, because the R6.2 doesn't have that shutter lag.
And I was also very pleasantly surprised with the R9, at how light and 
comfortably it fit my hand.

So - find yourself an R6.2 - it is manual, but a much better feel than 
the R7 and R5.

Vick

On 12/5/2011 5:43 PM, Marty Deveney wrote:
> When you do Richard, please let me know if it has the longest, 
> awfullest shutter release known in cameradom. I recently found some 
> Leica R lensesand an R5 I had neglected for over a decade. I also got 
> an RE. They both have an awfully long shutter travel, with a really 
> uncertain feeling at the release point. Impossible for me to use well. 
> I'm still considering an R8/9, but I'd prefer some of the smaller and 
> lighter Leica bodies. If the R6/6.2 have decent shutter releases, I'd 
> be able to live with them. Marty 
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