Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:10 PM 20/10/97 -0400, you wrote: > OK, another day at the soccer pitch has convinced me that a 135mm > simply isn't long enough (the first field day I haven't had to coach a > game in a while), and She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed has given the green light > to at least look at a SLR (gasp, 25 years with nothing but my M3, last > SLR was a Nikon F with Photomic head). She's holding out for a Nikon > AF, but used R3s and R4s seem to be about the same $$ as Leicaflex > SL2, so would anybody care to compare the R3 and R4 to its later > brethren? I would be using the camera almost solely for shooting > soccer from the sidelines outdoors, so exotic flash features and stuff > like that are not factors (besides, I *love* my M3 with a Canon > 50/f1.2 for "available darkness" candids of the family and a Summicron > for everything else). The season is almost over, so I'll have all > winter to search out a good one. Thanx in advance! > Look for an R5 or later. By then all bugs were worked out. The R3 (at least the one I had) had minor shutter/meter problems, and the R4's are reputed to be not any better, though the R4s Mod II's are supposed to be just fine. Bargains are around. I got my R5 body (excellent condition) for Cdn$1000 (about US$720 if I have my exchange right). Enjoy!