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January 19th 05, 05:24 PM
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leica leica
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i own Leica R3... thinking of getting rid of it and getting a Leicaflex SL instead... is this wise ?!... seeking your opinion/help... thanks regards Paresh Pandit Mumbai, IN 19 Jan 2005 
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January 19th 05, 06:20 PM
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Maybe. I prefer the all-manual Leicaflex SL2 to the R3.
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January 20th 05, 03:58 PM
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Just to position myself: I own a R3, R4 and M3 and M6TTL. In 99% of the time
nowadays I use the M-cameras because they fit my style of photography best. On the other hand I have used my R3 extensively. I took it up in the Alps above 4000m and used in in the humid of the Carribean.It always worked flawlessly and in my opinion it is on the whole a very underrated camera. It is sturdy, has a beautifull viewscreen, and a very nice lightmeter system with both integral and selective metering. Not to mention the aperture priority automatic exposure. The only problem i can think of is when your batteries stop. Then it has only 1 mechanical time of 1/100 sec.In use it is way better than the Leicaflex, although the latter starts te get something of a cult status but that has nothing to do with the photographic practice. It is not for nothing that Leica replaced the Leicaflex with the in those days (1976) much more modern R3. I would stick to the R3 with open lens metering and the use of the modern Leitz lenses. Peter "paresh_pandit" schreef in bericht oups.com... hi i own Leica R3... thinking of getting rid of it and getting a Leicaflex SL instead... is this wise ?!... seeking your opinion/help... thanks regards Paresh Pandit Mumbai, IN 19 Jan 2005
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#4
January 20th 05, 08:42 PM
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Left field solution - get a Canon EF-M with split screen metering, and an
adapter from Fotodiox and put your R lenses on the Canon body. You're ready for a digital body whenever you want it, and you get to keep all those lovely Leica lenses.. === Andy Evans === Visit our Website:- http://www.artsandmedia.com Audio, music and health pages and interesting links.
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January 21st 05, 01:02 AM
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"In use it is way better than the Leicaflex, although the latter starts
te get something of a cult status but that has nothing to do with the photographic practice. It is not for nothing that Leica replaced the Leicaflex with the in those days (1976) much more modern R3. I would stick to the R3 with open lens metering and the use of the modern Leitz lenses." What utter bull****. The SL2 was very expensive to manufacture and offered no facility for auto-exposure, which Leitz at the time thought was important. They chose to adapt a Minolta-made body to save money on development costs, to avoid reinventing the wheel, so to speak. The SL2 is a far-better handling camera than the R3, and I don't need or want auto-exposure. The SL2 is about the most perfect SLR ever made.
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#6
January 25th 05, 11:10 PM
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They are pretty cheap on ebay these days.
"paresh_pandit" wrote in message oups.com... hi i own Leica R3... thinking of getting rid of it and getting a Leicaflex SL instead... is this wise ?!... seeking your opinion/help... thanks regards Paresh Pandit Mumbai, IN 19 Jan 2005
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