Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard wrote: <<<I am currently looking for a good condition used R6.2 camera body. I'm not ready for an R8. I still lean toward mechanical SLRs until someone can persuade me.>>>>>> <<<<< It makes the blonde hair almost come off the color photo. You can count each blade of hair. >>>>> Hi Richard, The 100 2.8 macro of my many lenses is quickly becoming one of my most used as a general do everything lens, simply because it cuts film like a razor blade. To really appreciate what you have in your hands is to shoot the new Kodak B&W T400CN and then make 16X20 prints! That's when you find out what the 100 macro, available light and quite an incredible B&W film can produce when they all come to-gether for magnificant print quality. We have been shooting a project on veternarians in surgical situations and OR lightening and the prints are mind blowers! :) It stands up beautifully in available light. Even when shooting the film at ASA 800 for al the intereior shooting. <<<I'm not ready for an R8. I still lean toward mechanical SLRs until someone can persuade me>>>>> Well OK!:) But I bet you'll have an R8 before your finished the year out! Mechanical or no, the R8 is such a good solid machine to work with and the metering system is the most accurate I've ever encountered in a camera. And I've used a bunch including the new stable of Canon/Nikons. This is not to say there is anything wrong with owning an R6.2 or any other mechanical Leica, it's making a point from weekly use of the R8. I would say getting an R6 or other Leica R due to not quite having the funds to purchases the R8, I'd wait and save until I could buy the R8. If you do, you wont have any regrets of purchase. enough said flaunting the qualities of the '8 :) ted